Detection of temperature-sensitive tetracycline resistance plasmids in Staphylococcus aureus.
A method is described for the detection of temperature-sensitive plasmids determining tetracycline resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. Temperature-sensitive plasmids were detected in phage group I strains but not in phage group III strains.
D003470:Culture Media; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005111:Extrachromosomal Inheritance / Q000187:drug effects*; D010957:Plasmids / Q000187:drug effects*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D013696:Temperature; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000494:pharmacology*
D003470:Culture Media; D013752:Tetracycline