The transfer of antibiotic resistance by R plasmids in Shigellae.
Forty-five strains of Shigella species isolated at Auckland Hospital from 1972--1974 were investigated for antibiotic resistance. Forty-two strains were resistant to one or more antibiotics and 11 strains transferred antibiotic resistance by conjugation to E. coli.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D011815:R Factors; D012760:Shigella / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012763:Shigella flexneri / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012764:Shigella sonnei / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents