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[First isolation in France of a penicillinase-non producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae with high level tetracycline resistance]. 1991

J C Lefèvre, and E Gaubert, and M B Lareng

Laboratoire Central de Microbiologie, CHU Purpan, Toulouse.

We report the first isolation in France of a penicillinase-non producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae with high level tetracycline resistance. The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of nine antibiotics were determined by agar dilution for the tetracycline resistant strain and 39 other penicillinase-non producing N. gonorrhoeae strains which were isolated during the same year (1989), in Toulouse. No difference was observed between the MICs except for the tetracycline (tetracycline-resistant strain MIC = 32 mg/l). The commonly used antibiotics other than tetracycline were active in vitro against all the strains. The plasmid content of the tetracycline-resistant strain was analysed by agarose gel electrophoresis and revealed the presence of two plasmids: the 2.6-megadalton in cryptic plasmid and the 25.2-megadalton Tet M conjugative plasmid.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009344	Neisseria gonorrhoeae	A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria primarily found in purulent venereal discharges. It is the causative agent of GONORRHEA.	Diplococcus gonorrhoeae,Gonococcus,Gonococcus neisseri,Merismopedia gonorrhoeae,Micrococcus der gonorrhoe,Micrococcus gonococcus,Micrococcus gonorrhoeae
D010405	Penicillinase	A beta-lactamase preferentially cleaving penicillins. (Dorland, 28th ed) EC 3.5.2.-.	beta-Lactamase I,AER-I beta-Lactamase,Benzylpenicillinase,Carbenicillinase,Exopenicillinase,beta Lactamase III,beta Lactamase RP4,gamma-Penicillinase,AER I beta Lactamase,Lactamase RP4, beta,beta Lactamase I,beta-Lactamase, AER-I,gamma Penicillinase
D010957	Plasmids	Extrachromosomal, usually CIRCULAR DNA molecules that are self-replicating and transferable from one organism to another. They are found in a variety of bacterial, archaeal, fungal, algal, and plant species. They are used in GENETIC ENGINEERING as CLONING VECTORS.	Episomes,Episome,Plasmid
D005602	France	A country in western Europe bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel, the Mediterranean Sea, and the countries of Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the principalities of Andorra and Monaco, and by the duchy of Luxembourg. Its capital is Paris.	Corsica,Saint Pierre and Miquelon,Miquelon and Saint Pierre,Miquelon and St. Pierre,St. Pierre and Miquelon
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000900	Anti-Bacterial Agents	Substances that inhibit the growth or reproduction of BACTERIA.	Anti-Bacterial Agent,Anti-Bacterial Compound,Anti-Mycobacterial Agent,Antibacterial Agent,Antibiotics,Antimycobacterial Agent,Bacteriocidal Agent,Bacteriocide,Anti-Bacterial Compounds,Anti-Mycobacterial Agents,Antibacterial Agents,Antibiotic,Antimycobacterial Agents,Bacteriocidal Agents,Bacteriocides,Agent, Anti-Bacterial,Agent, Anti-Mycobacterial,Agent, Antibacterial,Agent, Antimycobacterial,Agent, Bacteriocidal,Agents, Anti-Bacterial,Agents, Anti-Mycobacterial,Agents, Antibacterial,Agents, Antimycobacterial,Agents, Bacteriocidal,Anti Bacterial Agent,Anti Bacterial Agents,Anti Bacterial Compound,Anti Bacterial Compounds,Anti Mycobacterial Agent,Anti Mycobacterial Agents,Compound, Anti-Bacterial,Compounds, Anti-Bacterial
D013752	Tetracycline	A naphthacene antibiotic that inhibits AMINO ACYL TRNA binding during protein synthesis.	4-Epitetracycline,Achromycin,Achromycin V,Hostacyclin,Sustamycin,Tetrabid,Tetracycline Hydrochloride,Tetracycline Monohydrochloride,Topicycline,4 Epitetracycline
D013753	Tetracycline Resistance	Nonsusceptibility of bacteria to the action of TETRACYCLINE which inhibits aminoacyl-tRNA binding to the 30S ribosomal subunit during protein synthesis.
D066298	In Vitro Techniques	Methods to study reactions or processes taking place in an artificial environment outside the living organism.	In Vitro Test,In Vitro Testing,In Vitro Tests,In Vitro as Topic,In Vitro,In Vitro Technique,In Vitro Testings,Technique, In Vitro,Techniques, In Vitro,Test, In Vitro,Testing, In Vitro,Testings, In Vitro,Tests, In Vitro,Vitro Testing, In

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