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Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1977 March; 11(3): 449-450
Copyright © 1977 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Resistance Plasmid Transfer by Serratia marcescens in Urine

Bacterial Diseases Division, Bureau of Epidemiology, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333

ABSTRACT

Resistance plasmids were transferred in urine from a multi-drug-resistant Serratia marcescens to Escherichia coli. Transfer of resistance to kanamycin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, streptomycin, ampicillin, and carbenicillin occurred readily after 4 h of incubation at room temperature (25°C). The urinary catheter collection bag is postulated as a potential site for extraintestinal resistance plasmid transfer in the Enterobacteriaceae, especially for pathogens such as Serratia, which do not frequently colonize the intestinal tract.

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