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A 9.4-kilobase plasmid encoding penicillin, streptomycin, and sulfonamide resistance was isolated from a beta-lactamase-producing Eikenella corrodens strain. This plasmid appears to be identical to a resistance plasmid common to saprophytic Neisseria strains.
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