Resistance plasmid transfer by Serratia marcescens in urine.
Resistance plasmids were transferred in urine from a multi-drug-resistant Serratia marcescens to Escherichia coli. Transfer of resistance to kanamycin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, streptomycin, ampicillin, and carbenicillin occurred readily after 4 h of incubation at room temperature (25 degrees C). The urinary catheter collection bag is postulated as a potential site for extraintestinal resistance plasmid transfer in the Enterobacteriaceae, especially for pathogens such as Serratia, which do not frequently colonize the intestinal tract.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000382:microbiology*; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D005111:Extrachromosomal Inheritance; D006801:Humans; D010957:Plasmids; D011815:R Factors; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014546:Urinary Catheterization
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents