title: Plasmid profiles of mycobacterium avium/intracellulare isolated from patients with AIDS or cervical lymphadenitis and from environmental samples.
abstract: Plasmid profile analysis was performed on Mycobacterium avium/M. intracellulare isolates from patients with AIDS, from children with cervical lymphadenitis, and from environmental sources. The frequency of plasmid-containing strains was found to be, respectively, 5/16 (31%), 4/15 (27%) and 1/15 (7%). The data indicate that plasmids occur more frequently among clinical isolates than among environmental isolates, and support a possible pathogenic role of the plasmids.
authors.affiliation: Mycobacteria Department, Statens Seruminstitut, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bennedsen
authors.forename: V T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Rosdahl
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology*; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000382:microbiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology*; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000235:genetics*; D010957:Plasmids
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial