TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization of mercury-resistant clinical Aeromonas species
AU - Pérez-Valdespino, Abigail
AU - Celestino-Mancera, Martin
AU - Villegas-Rodríguez, Viridiana Lorena
AU - Curiel-Quesada, Everardo
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Mercury-resistant Aeromonas strains isolated from diarrhea were studied. Resistance occurs via mercuric ion reduction but merA and merR genes were only detected in some strains using PCR and dot hybridization. Results indicate a high variability in mer operons in Aeromonas. To our knowledge, this is the first report of mercury-resistant clinical Aeromonas strains.
AB - Mercury-resistant Aeromonas strains isolated from diarrhea were studied. Resistance occurs via mercuric ion reduction but merA and merR genes were only detected in some strains using PCR and dot hybridization. Results indicate a high variability in mer operons in Aeromonas. To our knowledge, this is the first report of mercury-resistant clinical Aeromonas strains.
KW - Aeromonas
KW - Clinical strains
KW - Mercury resistance
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84897469818&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1590/S1517-83822013000400036
DO - 10.1590/S1517-83822013000400036
M3 - Artículo
SN - 1517-8382
VL - 44
SP - 1279
EP - 1283
JO - Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
JF - Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
IS - 4
ER -