Detection of plasmids in strains of Bacteroides ureolyticus isolated from the genital tract |
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| Authors: | EA Fontaine D Abeck AP Johnson D Taylor-Robinson |
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| Institution: | Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, MRC Clinical Research Centre, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 3UJ, UK |
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| Abstract: | Plasmids were detected in 17 of 24 clinical isolates of Bacteroides ureolyticus. All 17 strains harboured a single large plasmid of ≥24·5 MD but two also had smaller plasmids of 2·3 and 3·9 MD, respectively. The function of the plasmids is unknown. |
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