Detection of tellurite-resistance determinants in IncP plasmids.
Six IncP plasmids were tested for their ability to generate tellurite-resistant variants by plating bacterial strains harbouring them on medium containing potassium tellurite. Four plasmids, three of subgroup IncP alpha and one not allocated, formed variants that could transfer tellurite-resistance at the same frequency as plasmid-determined drug resistance. This property was not shared by two examples of subgroup IncP beta.
D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D010957:Plasmids / Q000187:drug effects*; D013691:Tellurium / Q000494:pharmacology*
C026660:tellurous acid; D013691:Tellurium