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Bacteriophages and diffusion of beta-lactamase genes
Maite Muniesa1, Aurora García, Elisenda Miró
1University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Emerging Infectious Diseases
|June 23, 2004
Abstract:
We evaluated the presence of various Beta-lactamase genes within the bacteriophages in sewage. Results showed the occurrence of phage particles carrying sequences of bla(OXA-2), bla(PSE-1) or bla(PSE-4) and bla(PSE)-type genes. Phages may contribute to the spread of some Beta-lactamase genes.