Biopolym. Cell. 1995; 11(2):52-56.
http://dx.doi.org/10.7124/bc.0003E0
Study of chromosome-plasmidic determination of antibiotic-resistance in strains of Campylobacter genus
1Kirik D. L., 1Shablovskaya E. E., 1Buryanovsky L. N., 1Krolevetskaya N. M., 1Kikot V. I.
  1. Gromashevsky L.V. Institute of Epidemiology and Infection Diseases, AMS of Ukraine
    5, Amosova Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03038

Abstract

Investigations on studying of chomosome-plasmidic determination characteristics of antibiotic-resistance in strains of Campylobacter isolated from different sources are presented. An analysis of antibioticogramms isolated Campylobacter strains has showed that 12 from them (31,6 %) possessed a great number of medical resistance. A plasmid presence of determinated antibiotic-resistance in 7 from 38 examined cultures (18,4 %) was set up. The treatment with ethidium bromide was being conducted to change of phenotypical properties of plasmid-containing strains. After elimination of plasmids (MW is approximately 40–70 MD) the strains resistance to tetracycline and erythromycine have been lost but a mowing of plasmids MM approximately 1,5–6 MD – kanamycine. Plasmid character of a great number of Campylobacter resistance can be editional criteria of epidemic strain's danger
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