Rapid discrimination between BRO beta-lactamases from clinical isolates ofMoraxella catarrhalis using restriction endonuclease analysis

Authors
du Plessis, M
Citation
M. Du Plessis, Rapid discrimination between BRO beta-lactamases from clinical isolates ofMoraxella catarrhalis using restriction endonuclease analysis, DIAG MICR I, 39(1), 2001, pp. 65-67
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
ISSN journal
07328893 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
65 - 67
Database
ISI
SICI code
0732-8893(200101)39:1<65:RDBBBF>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
An important feature of Moraxella catarrhalis is the production of beta -la ctamases, which causes resistance to the penicillins. Restriction enzyme an alysis was able to distinguish between the bro-1 and bro-2 beta -lactamase- encoding genes from 89 clinical isolates of M. catarrhalis. This is a rapid , simple and cost effective method of characterizing these genes. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.