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. 1985 Jul;28(1):154–156. doi: 10.1128/aac.28.1.154

A gene probe for TEM type beta-lactamases.

R C Cooksey, N C Clark, C Thornsberry
PMCID: PMC176331  PMID: 3876073

Abstract

A restriction fragment of plasmid pBR322 bearing the TEM-1 beta-lactamase structural gene was electroeluted from agarose gels after digestion with EcoRI and HinfI. The 1-kilobase fragment was 32P-labeled and used to examine genetic relationships with nucleic acids encoding seven other beta-lactamase classes. The probe hybridized only with TEM-2 and OXA-2 class plasmids.

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