Epidemiological characterisation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates from the Far East

One hundred strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (including 30 penicillinase producing (PPNG) strains) originating from Korea were characterised by plasmid analysis, auxotyping, and serogrouping. Eighty per cent of the isolates possessed the conjugative 24.5 megadalton (Mdal) plasmid. A novel 7.8 Mdal p...

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Published in:British journal of venereal diseases 1983-10, Vol.59 (5), p.285-288
Main Authors: Odugbemi, T O, Whittington, W L, DeWitt, W, Perkins, G, Johnson, S, Biddle, J, Piziak, M, Albritton, W L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacterial diseases
beta-Lactamases - genetics
Biological and medical sciences
General aspects
Gonorrhea - microbiology
Human bacterial diseases
Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models
Humans
Infectious diseases
Korea
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Molecular Weight
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Neisseria gonorrhoeae - classification
Neisseria gonorrhoeae - genetics
Neisseria gonorrhoeae - growth & development
Penicillinase - biosynthesis
Plasmids
Serotyping
Tropical medicine
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Summary:One hundred strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (including 30 penicillinase producing (PPNG) strains) originating from Korea were characterised by plasmid analysis, auxotyping, and serogrouping. Eighty per cent of the isolates possessed the conjugative 24.5 megadalton (Mdal) plasmid. A novel 7.8 Mdal plasmid was present in four isolates (one PPNG and three non-PPNG strains). Seventy five per cent of all the strains tested were wild type and belonged to serogroup WII, while 20% were proline requiring and belonged to serogroup WII. Two of the remaining strains were tyrosine auxotrophs, while another strain was arginine requiring; these three strains carried the conjugative plasmid and belonged to serogroup WII.
ISSN:0007-134X
1368-4973
1472-3263
DOI:10.1136/sti.59.5.285