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. 1996 Apr;40(4):1014–1016. doi: 10.1128/aac.40.4.1014

Oligonucleotide probes for detection of cephalosporinases among Bacteroides strains.

P Mastrantonio 1, R Cardines 1, P Spigaglia 1
PMCID: PMC163249  PMID: 8849217

Abstract

Two oligonucleotide probes selected from the sequences of cepA and cfxA genes, respectively, were used to detect beta-lactamase production among strains of the Bacteroides fragilis group. By using these probes, colony hybridization was shown to be a specific and rapid method for identifying the more prevalent beta-lactamase, CepA, and the rarer CfxA enzyme among B. fragilis strains.

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