Transfer of clindamycin resistance between Bacteroides fragilis group strains isolated from clinical specimens

Authors
de Carvalho, CBM Moreira, JLB Ferreira, MCS
Citation
Cbm. De Carvalho et al., Transfer of clindamycin resistance between Bacteroides fragilis group strains isolated from clinical specimens, REV MICROB, 29(3), 1998, pp. 183-186
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
REVISTA DE MICROBIOLOGIA
ISSN journal
00013714 → ACNP
Volume
29
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
183 - 186
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-3714(199807/09)29:3<183:TOCRBB>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Clindamycin resistance was trasferred by a conjugation-like process from Ba cteroides thetaiotaomicron 52, a multiple antibiotic-resistant strain isola ted from clinical specimens, to other Bacteroides species. A possible assoc iation between a plasmid detected in the donor strain and clindamycin resis tance is discussed.