Genetic Behavior of R Factors in <i>Vibrio cholerae</i>

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Authors

Takeshi Yokota · Yamanashi Prefectural University

Michiharu KANEKO · Yamanashi Prefectural University

Abstract

The fi(+) and fi(-) R factors are unstable in Vibrio cholerae even on selective media containing antibiotics, although a temperature-sensitive kanamycin resistance factor and its recombinants are stably maintained in V. cholerae at low temperatures.

Topics & Keywords

Vibrio bacteria research studies Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Aquaculture disease management and microbiota

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Bacteriology

Volume 109, Issue 1, pp. 440-442

DOI: 10.1128/jb.109.1.440-442.1972

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