A complete nucleotide sequence of an Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae streptomycin-sulfonamide plasmid, pMS260 (8124-bp), has been determined. An analysis of the sequence revealed that pMS260 belongs to the IncQ1-γ subgroup. A 17-bp nucleotide sequence, which has the potential to acquire a gene for chloramphenicol resistance by homologous recombination, was found between the sulfonamide- and streptomycin-resistance genes of pMS260. pMS260 may therefore become a three drug (streptomycin-sulfonamide-chloramphenicol) resistance plasmid.
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Reference:
Ito et al. (2004) Plasmid 51:41-47.