title: Characterization of plasmids in a sucrose-fermenting strain of Escherichia coli.
abstract: A multiply drug-resistant strain of Escherichia coli isolated from a patient in Bangladesh was shown to carry four types of plasmids based on size differences. One type carries a gene or genes for sucrose fermentation.
mesh_terms: D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism*; D005111:Extrachromosomal Inheritance; D005285:Fermentation; D010641:Phenotype; D010957:Plasmids; D011815:R Factors; D013395:Sucrose / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D013395:Sucrose