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. 1977 Sep;12(3):418–422. doi: 10.1128/aac.12.3.418

Nonconjugative Plasmids Encoding Sulfanilamide Resistance

Susumu Mitsuhashi 1, Kunio Inoue 1, Matsuhisa Inoue 1
PMCID: PMC429928  PMID: 334067

Abstract

Nonconjugative plasmids encoding sulfanilamide (Sa) resistance were demonstrated at a high frequency in Shigella and Escherichia coli strains resistant to sulfanilamide. These Sa plasmids were all compatible with the standard plasmids used in compatibility testing. The sizes of seven Sa plasmids were measured by electron microscopy and ranged from 1.79 to 2.08 μm, corresponding to 3.5 to 3.9 megadaltons.

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