Prevalence, distribution and transfer of small β-lactamase-containing plasmids in Swedish Haemophilus influenzae.

Summary, in English

The β-lactamase genes of Haemophilus influenzae are commonly positioned on large integrative and conjugative elements, but a group of blaTEM-carrying small plasmids (4000-6000 bp) with a common structural backbone have recently been characterized. In this study we investigated the epidemiological significance and potential for transfer of this group of small plasmids.

• Författare: Christophe Fleury; Fredrik Resman; Josephine Rau; Kristian Riesbeck
• Avdelning/ar: Klinisk mikrobiologi, Malmö; EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
• Publiceringsår: 2014
• Språk: Engelska
• Sidor: 1238-1242
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
• Volym: 69
• Issue: 5
• Länkar: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24381073?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkt511
• Dokumenttyp: Artikel i tidskrift
• Förlag: Oxford University Press
• Ämne: Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Status: Published
• Forskningsgrupp: Clinical Microbiology, Malmö
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISSN: 1460-2091