Hughes, Colin (1978) Studies on antibiotic-resistant enterobacteria isolated from polluted river water. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis, University of Kent. (doi:10.22024/UniKent/01.02.94429) (KAR id:94429)
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| Official URL: https://doi.org/10.22024/UniKent/01.02.94429 |
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Abstract
Two methods were devised to simplify the examination of antibiotic-resistant enterobacteria from natural sources.
The efficient isolation of enterobacteria from polluted river water is allowed by supplementing bile salts medium with a critically small amount of nalidixic acid. This medium allows direct counting of coliforms by eliminating all other lactose fermenters.
A further procedure is described for demonstrating plasmid DNA and it's molecular weight, based on rate zonal centrifugation of unlabelled DNA in neutral sucrose gradients containing a low concentration of ethidium bromide. Each plasmid species, nicked during preparation of lysates, forms only a single band, thus simplifying the examination of plasmids from naturally occurring strains.
These methods were used to investigate standard colicinogenic strains and wild-type enterobacteria isolated from polluted river water. The effect of plasmid-carriage on the survival of enterobacteria was examined in river water and also in serum.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)) |
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| DOI/Identification number: | 10.22024/UniKent/01.02.94429 |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology |
| Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Biosciences |
| SWORD Depositor: | SWORD Copy |
| Depositing User: | SWORD Copy |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Jul 2023 15:06 UTC |
| Last Modified: | 14 Jul 2023 15:07 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/94429 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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