Plasmid stability and antibiotic resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoea during glucose-limited continuous culture

References

1. Aalen R B, Gundersen W B. 1985; Polypeptides encoded by cryptic plasmids from Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Plasmid 14:209–216
   [Google Scholar]
2. Aranha H, Strachan R C, Arceneaux J E L, Byers B R. 1982; Effect of trace metals on growth of Streptococcus mutatis in a teflon chemostat. Infection and Immunity 35:456–460
   [Google Scholar]
3. Arya O P. 1984; Epidemiology of penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Liverpool from 1977 to 1982. Journalof Infection 8:70–83
   [Google Scholar]
4. Ashford W A, Golash R G, Hemming V G. 1976; Penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Lancet 2:657–658
   [Google Scholar]
5. Bergstrom S, Norlander L, Norqvist A, Normark S. 1978; Contribution of a TEM-1-like beta-lactamase to penicillin resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 13:618–623
   [Google Scholar]
6. Bull A T. 1980; Biodegradation: some attitudes and strategies of micro-organisms and microbiologists. Ellwood D C. Contemporary microbial ecology Academic Press; London:107–136
   [Google Scholar]
7. Cannon J G, Sparling P F. 1984; The genetics of the gonococcus. Annual Review of Microbiology 38:111–133
   [Google Scholar]
8. Dougan G, Fairweather N. 1985; Genetic analysis of gram-positive toxin determinants: the impact of new technologies. Microbiological Sciences 2:144–147
   [Google Scholar]
9. Elwell L P, Shipley P L. 1980; Plasmid-mediated factors associated with virulence of bacteria to animals. Annual Review of Microbiology 34:465–496
   [Google Scholar]
10. Genco C A, Knapp J S, Clark V L. 1984; Conjugation of plasmids of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to other Neisseria species: potential reservoirs for the β-lactamase plasmid. Journal of Infectious Diseases 150:397–401
    [Google Scholar]
11. Hardman D J, Gowland P C. 1985; Large plasmids in bacteria. 1. A survey of associated phenotypes. Microbiological Sciences 2:90–94
    [Google Scholar]
12. Harris T J R, Emtage J S. 1986; Expression of heterologous genes in Escherichia coli. Microbiological Sciences 3:28–31
    [Google Scholar]
13. Hintermann G, Fischer H-M, Crameri R, Hiitter R. 1981; Simple procedure for distinguishing CCC, OC and L forms of plasmid DNA by agarose gel electrophoresis. Plasmid 5:371–373
    [Google Scholar]
14. Holmes D S, Quigley M. 1981; A rapid boiling method for the preparation of bacterial plasmids. Analytical Biochemistry 114:193–197
    [Google Scholar]
15. Jephcott A E, Reyn A, Birch-Andersen A. 1971; Neisseria gonorrhoeae III. Demonstration of presumed appendages to cells from different colony types. Acta Pathologica et Microbiologica Scandinavica Section B 78:437–439
    [Google Scholar]
16. Keevil C W, Major N C, Davies D B, Robinson A. 1986; Physiology and virulence determinants of Neisseria gonorrhoeae grown in glucose-, oxygen- or cystine-limited continuous culture. Journal of General Microbiology 132:3289–3302
    [Google Scholar]
17. Macrina F L, Kopecko D J, Jones K R, Ayers D J, McCowen S M. 1978; A multiple plasmid-containing Escherichia coli strain: convenient source of size reference plasmid molecules. Plasmid 1:417–420
    [Google Scholar]
18. Manchee R J, Wiblin C N, Robinson A. 1980; Growth of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in continuous culture. FEMS Microbiology Letters 7:115–118
    [Google Scholar]
19. Novotny P, Cownley K. 1979; Effect of growth conditions on the composition and stability of the outer membrane of Bordetella pertussis. Manclark C R, Hill J C. International symposium on pertussis Department of Health, Education and Welfare Publication no. 79-1830 US Government Printing Office; Washington, DC:99–123
    [Google Scholar]
20. O’Callaghan C H, Morris A, Kirby S M, Shingler AH. 1972; Novel method for the detection of beta-lactamases by using a chromogenic cephalosporin substrate. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1:283–288
    [Google Scholar]
21. Parker W S. 1946; Resistant gonococci. Lancet 2:850
    [Google Scholar]
22. Percival A J E. 1976; Penicillinase-producing gonococci in Liverpool. Lancet 2:1379–1382
    [Google Scholar]
23. Pestka S. 1971; Inhibitors of ribosome functions. Annual Review of Microbiology 25:487–562
    [Google Scholar]
24. Primrose S B, Derbyshire P, Jones I M, Robinson A, Ellwood D C. 1982; The application of continuous culture to the study of plasmid stability. Dean A C R. Continuous culture 8: biotechnology, medicine and the environment Ellis Horwood; Chichester:213–238
    [Google Scholar]
25. Roberts M, Elwell L P, Falkow S. 1977; Molecular characterization of two beta-lactamase-specifying plasmids isolated from Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Journal of Bacteriology 131:557–563
    [Google Scholar]
26. Sox T E, Mohammed W, Blackman E, Biswas G, Sparling P F. 1978; Conjugative plasmids in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Journal of Bacteriology 134:278–286
    [Google Scholar]
27. Sparling P F. 1979; Treatment of gonorrhoea: what effect will antibiotic resistance have in the future?. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 6:120–125
    [Google Scholar]
28. Swanson J. 1978; Studies on gonococcus infection. XII. Colony color and opacity variants on gonococci. Infection and Immunity 19:320–331
    [Google Scholar]
29. Van Klingeren B, Van Wijngaarden L J, Dessens Kroon M, Van Embden J D A. 1983; Penicillinase-producing gonococci in the Netherlands in 1981. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 11:15–20
    [Google Scholar]