Previously undescribed 6.6-kilobase R plasmid in penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
A penicillin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain was isolated. The resistance was due to the production of TEM-1 beta-lactamase encoded by a plasmid. This 6.6-kilobase plasmid was compared with the previously known 7.4- and 5.3-kilobase penicillin R plasmids of N. gonorrhoeae.
D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010405:Penicillinase / Q000378:metabolism*; D011815:R Factors
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D010405:Penicillinase