Cloning and characterization of tetM gene from a Ureaplasma urealyticum strain.
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چکیده
We have cloned a 4.9-kilobase (kb) HincII fragment which contains a tetracycline resistance determinant (tetM) from the chromosome of Ureaplasma urealyticum. The 4.9-kb HincII fragment contains DNA in addition to the structural gene, is closely related to the previously characterized 5.0-kb fragment from pJI3, and contains no normal ureaplasmal DNA sequences.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
دوره 31 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1987