title: [Characterization of R plasmids in "Salmonella typhi" and "S. paratyphi B" from Algeria (author's transl)].
abstract: The distribution of R plasmids in six drug-resistant Salmonella typhi strains and four S. paratyphi B strains isolated from human in Algeria was studied. All strains but one S. typhi harbored one conjugative R plasmid. Plasmids belonging to the incompatibility groups FIme, B, W or P were found in the S. typhi strains and those belonging to groups FIme or B were found in the S. paratyphi B strains. The epidemiological surveillance of R plasmids shows that the drug resistance of these strains is not the result of the epidemic spread of particular strains of Salmonella.
mesh_terms: D000462:Algeria; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D011815:R Factors; D012475:Salmonella / Q000235:genetics*; D012484:Salmonella paratyphi B / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014161:Transduction, Genetic
vernacular_title: Caractérisations des plasmides R de souches de Salmonella typhi et S. paratyphi B isolées en Algérie.