Conjugation, Genetic

Bacteriology
Acquisition of High-Level Mupirocin Resistance and Its Fitness Cost among Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains with Low-Level Mupirocin Resistance
Kanokporn Mongkolrattanothai, Lisa Pumfrey, Peggy Mankin, Barry M. Gray
Bacteriology
Dissemination of CTX-M-15 β-Lactamase Genes Carried on Inc FI and FII Plasmids among Clinical Isolates of Escherichia coli in a University Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey
Nevriye Gonullu, Zerrin Aktas, Cigdem Bal Kayacan, Melek Salcioglu, Alessandra Carattoli, Dong Eun Yong, Timothy R. Walsh
Bacteriology
Conjugative Transfer of Chromosomally Encoded Antibiotic Resistance from Helicobacter pylori to Campylobacter jejuni
Omar A. Oyarzabal, Roland Rad, Steffen Backert
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Wide Dissemination of a Carbapenemase Plasmid among Gram-Negative Bacteria: Implications of the Variable Phenotype
Björn Espedido, Jonathan Iredell, Lee Thomas, Anna Zelynski
Bacteriology
Influence of Transferable Genetic Determinants on the Outcome of Typing Methods Commonly Used for Enterococcus faecium
Guido Werner, Rob J. L. Willems, Bianca Hildebrandt, Ingo Klare, Wolfgang Witte
Bacteriology
Characterization of Tn1546 in Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolated from Canine Urinary Tract Infections: Evidence of Gene Exchange between Human and Animal Enterococci
S. Simjee, D. G. White, P. F. McDermott, D. D. Wagner, M. J. Zervos, S. M. Donabedian, L. L. English, J. R. Hayes, R. D. Walker
Epidemiology
Identification and Broad Dissemination of the CTX-M-14 β-Lactamase in Different Escherichia coli Strains in the Northwest Area of Spain
German Bou, Monica Cartelle, Maria Tomas, Delia Canle, Francisca Molina, Rita Moure, Jose Maria Eiros, Antonio Guerrero
Epidemiology
Possible Connection between a Widely Disseminated Conjugative Gentamicin Resistance (pMG1-Like) Plasmid and the Emergence of Vancomycin Resistance in Enterococcus faecium
Haruyoshi Tomita, Carl Pierson, Suk Kyung Lim, Don B. Clewell, Yasuyoshi Ike