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. 1969 Dec;100(3):1413–1414. doi: 10.1128/jb.100.3.1413-1414.1969

Ethidium Bromide Resistance, a New Marker on the Staphylococcal Penicillinase Plasmid

L H Johnston 1, K G H Dyke 1
PMCID: PMC250360  PMID: 5361223

Abstract

A strain of Staphylococcus aureus resistant to ethidium bromide is described. The genetic determinants for the resistance are present on the same plasmid as the penicillinase genes.

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