plasmids

Bacteriology
Detection of the Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Type 2 Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Enzyme in Clinical Isolates of Citrobacter freundii and K. oxytoca Carrying a Common Plasmid
J. Kamile Rasheed, James W. Biddle, Karen F. Anderson, Laraine Washer, Carol Chenoweth, John Perrin, Duane W. Newton, Jean B. Patel
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
Distribution of Conjugative-Plasmid-Mediated 16S rRNA Methylase Genes among Amikacin-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Isolates Collected in 1995 to 1998 and 2001 to 2006 at a University Hospital in South Korea and Identification of Conjugative Plasmids Mediating Dissemination of 16S rRNA Methylase
Hee Young Kang, Ki Young Kim, Jungmin Kim, Je Chul Lee, Yoo Chul Lee, Dong Taek Cho, Sung Yong Seol
Bacteriology
Clostridium perfringens Type A Strains Carrying a Plasmid-Borne Enterotoxin Gene (Genotype IS1151-cpe or IS1470-like-cpe) as a Common Cause of Food Poisoning
Päivi Lahti, Annamari Heikinheimo, Tuula Johansson, Hannu Korkeala
Epidemiology
Characterization of Shigella Strains in Iran by Plasmid Profile Analysis and PCR Amplification of ipa Genes
Shohreh Farshad, Raheleh Sheikhi, Aziz Japoni, Ezzatollah Basiri, Abdolvahab Alborzi
Bacteriology
Bacillus anthracis Virulent Plasmid pX02 Genes Found in Large Plasmids of Two Other Bacillus Species
Vicki A. Luna, Debra S. King, K. Kealy Peak, Frank Reeves, Lea Heberlein-Larson, William Veguilla, L. Heller, Kathleen E. Duncan, Andrew C. Cannons, Philip Amuso, Jacqueline Cattani
Bacteriology
Regional Occurrence of Plasmid-Mediated Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Oxacillinase OXA-58 in Acinetobacter spp. in Europe
Sophie Marqué, Laurent Poirel, Claire Héritier, Sylvain Brisse, Maria Dolores Blasco, Roxana Filip, Gabriela Coman, Thierry Naas, Patrice Nordmann
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Wide Dissemination of a Carbapenemase Plasmid among Gram-Negative Bacteria: Implications of the Variable Phenotype
Björn Espedido, Jonathan Iredell, Lee Thomas, Anna Zelynski
Bacteriology
Validation of a pXO2-A PCR Assay To Explore Diversity among Italian Isolates of Bacillus anthracis Strains Closely Related to the Live, Attenuated Carbosap Vaccine
M. Muscillo, G. La Rosa, M. Sali, E. De Carolis, R. Adone, F. Ciuchini, A. Fasanella
Bacteriology
Inhibitor-Based Methods for Detection of Plasmid-Mediated AmpC β-Lactamases in Klebsiella spp., Escherichia coli, and Proteus mirabilis
Philip E. Coudron

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