Dispersal in Campylobacter spp. of aphA-3, a kanamycin resistance determinant from gram-positive cocci

Papadopoulou, B.; Courvalin, P.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 32(6): 945-948

1988


ISSN/ISBN: 0066-4804
PMID: 3046485
Document Number: 322052
DNA annealing studies indicated that kanamycin resistance in Campylobacter strains from various geographical areas is encoded by a gene structurally related to aphA-3 of gram-positive cocci. This finding confirms the transfer of genetic material between gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria under natural conditions.

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