Staphylococcosis of turkeys. 6. Development of penicillin resistance in an interfering strain of Staphylococcus epidermidis
1993
Whitehead, S.S. | Leavitt, R.W. | Jensen, M.M.
Staphylococcus epidermidis strain 115, used as an interfering agent to help reduce the incidence of staphylococcosis in turkeys, was converted into a penicillin- and chloramphenicol-resistant strain designated 115R. This was accomplished by introducing a plasmid carrying the beta-lactamase (penicillinase) and chloramphenicol-resistance genes into S. epidermidis 115 by electroporation. The resultant strain, 115R, was an efficient producer of beta-lactamase and had marked increased resistance to penicillin and chloramphenicol. A beta-lactamase DNA probe was used to confirm the presence of the beta-lactamase gene in strain 115R. S. epidermidis strain 115R retained the characteristics of tissue adherence, bacteriocin production, and non-virulence that were present in the original non-transformed strain 115, and in addition should theoretically remain colonized in poults following treatment with penicillin.
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