CHARACTERIZATION OF A PLASMID-ENCODED UREASE GENE-CLUSTER FOUND IN MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY ENTEROBACTERIACEAE

被引:23
作者
DORAZIO, SEF [1 ]
COLLINS, CM [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MIAMI,SCH MED,DEPT MICROBIOL & IMMUNOL,POB 016960,MIAMI,FL 33101
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10.1128/JB.175.6.1860-1864.1993
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Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Plasmid-encoded urease gene clusters found in uropathogenic isolates of Escherichia coli, Providencia stuartii, and Salmonella cubana demonstrated DNA homology, similar positions of restriction endonuclease cleavage sites, and manners of urease expression and therefore represent the same locus. DNA sequence analysis indicated that the plasmid-encoded urease genes are closely related to the Proteus mirabilis urease genes.
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页码:1860 / 1864
页数:5
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