armA and Aminoglycoside Resistance in Escherichia coli

We report armA in an Escherichia coli pig isolate from Spain. The resistance gene was borne by self-transferable IncN plasmid pMUR050. Molecular analysis of the plasmid and of the armA locus confirmed the spread of this resistance determinant.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bruno González-Zorn, Tirushet Teshager, María Casas, María C. Porrero, Miguel A. Moreno, Patrice Courvalin, Lucas Domínguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/6/04-0553_article