title: Complete sequence of a beta-lactamase-encoding plasmid in Neisseria meningitidis.
abstract: Identical beta-lactamase-encoding (TEM-1) plasmids were found in two different clinical Neisseria meningitidis strains. They were completely sequenced (5,597 bp) and designated pAB6. The plasmid is almost identical to Neisseria gonorrhoeae plasmid pJD5 (5,599 kb) and may have been picked up from a gonococcus in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Orebro Medical Center Hospital, SE-701 85 Orebro, Sweden. anders.backman@orebroll.se
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bäckman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Orvelid
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Vazquez
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sköld
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Olcén
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000235:genetics*; D010957:Plasmids; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D001618:beta-Lactamases