title: Transfer of beta-lactamase production in Branhamella catarrhalis.
abstract: A beta-lactamase positive Branhamella catarrhalis strain, B.c. 002 PcR, is described. The strain has the ability to transfer beta-lactamase production. The strain was isolated from nasopharynx in an adult patient with long-standing laryngitis. It showed atypical colony morphology.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005111:Extrachromosomal Inheritance; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007827:Laryngitis / Q000382:microbiology; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D009346:Neisseriaceae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D001618:beta-Lactamases