Molecular Characterization of a Multidrug Resistance IncF Plasmid from the Globally Disseminated Escherichia coli ST131 Clone

Minh Duy Phan; Brian M. Forde; Kate M. Peters; Sohinee Sarkar; Steven Hancock; Mitchell Stanton-Cook; Nouri L. Ben Zakour; Mathew Upton; Scott A. Beatson; Mark A. Schembri

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0122369

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Molecular Characterization of a Multidrug Resistance IncF Plasmid from the Globally Disseminated Escherichia coli ST131 Clone

Minh Duy Phan,

Affiliation Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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Brian M. Forde,

Affiliation Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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Kate M. Peters,

Affiliation Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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Sohinee Sarkar,

Affiliation Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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Steven Hancock,

Affiliation Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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Mitchell Stanton-Cook,

Affiliation Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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Nouri L. Ben Zakour,

Affiliation Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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Mathew Upton,

Affiliation Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth, United Kingdom
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Scott A. Beatson,

Affiliation Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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Mark A. Schembri

* E-mail: m.schembri@uq.edu.au

Affiliation Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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Molecular Characterization of a Multidrug Resistance IncF Plasmid from the Globally Disseminated Escherichia coli ST131 Clone

Minh Duy Phan,
Brian M. Forde,
Kate M. Peters,
Sohinee Sarkar,
Steven Hancock,
Mitchell Stanton-Cook,
Nouri L. Ben Zakour,
Mathew Upton,
Scott A. Beatson,
Mark A. Schembri

Published: April 15, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122369

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