Abstract
The determinant for resistance to the antiseptics acriflavine, benzalkonium chloride and cetrimide and the intercalating dye, ethidium bromide has been physically mapped on pSK57, a penicillinase plasmid detected in strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Restriction endonuclease analysis and DNA-DNA hybridization indicate that this determinant is identical to that which encodes these resistances on the plasmid pSK1, which is the most frequently detected gentamicin resistance plasmid in methicillin-resistant S. aureus isolates from Australian hospitals.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 47-51 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | FEMS Microbiology Letters |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1986 |
Keywords
- Aminoglycosides
- antiseptics
- penicillin
- resistance plasmids