Plasmid-borne high-level resistance to gentamicin in Enterococcus hirae, Enterococcus avium, and Enterococcus raffinosus

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作者
Straut, M [1 ]
deCespedes, G [1 ]
Horaud, T [1 ]
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[1] INST PASTEUR,LAB STAPHYLOCOQUES & STREPTOCOQUES,F-75724 PARIS 15,FRANCE
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10.1128/AAC.40.5.1263
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Enterococcus hirae, E. avium, and E. raffinosus isolated in Romania, Tunisia, and Portugal harbored plasmids pICC8, pIP1700, and pIP1701, respectively, encoding resistance to high levels of gentamicin (Gm(r)). The Gm(r) marker was carried on pIP1700 by a Tn4001-like element and on pICC8 and pIP1701 by Tn4001-truncated structures. pICC8 carried, in addition to Gm(r), chloramphenicol, erythromycin, and tetracycline-minocycline (TetM) resistance determinants. The gene tetM of pICC8 was carried on a Tn916-like element.
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