Restriction Analysis of Two Escherichia Coli Hybrid Plasmids
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Authors
Lahti, Jill M.
Issue Date
1978
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
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Abstract
The development of antibiotic resistant microorganisms has been a
serious problem in the clinical use of antibiotics. For
example, the introduction of sulfonamides (SA) for the treatment of
bacillary dysentery in Japan following World War II at first proved
extremely effective and the number of cases of dysentery declined dramatically.
However, in 1949, sulfonamide-resistant strains of Shigella,
the bacterium which causes dysentery, began to appear.
Despite continued usage of these drugs, the number of reported cases of
dysentery has climbed. The introduction of new antibiotics such as
tetracycline (Tc), chloramphenicol (Cm), and streptomycin (Sm) alleviated
the problem for a few years. However, strains resistant to these drugs
are now frequently isolated.
Description
ii, 60 p.
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Publisher
Kalamazoo College
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