Characterization of large plasmids encoding resistance to toxic heavy metals in Salmonella abortus equi

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 272, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 6-11

  Ghosh, Anjali ^a,d   Singh, Amarika ^a   Ramteke, P W ^b   Singh, V P ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

^c INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^d Off Rabindrapalli   (India)

Author keywords

Citrate utilization; Curing; Heavy metal resistance; Salmonella abortus equi; Total DNA; Transformation

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; CITRIC ACID; HEAVY METAL; MERCURY;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOST RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ABORTUS EQUI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ABORTUS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR ABORTUSEQUI;

EID: 0034720435     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.2727     Document Type: Article

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