Transferability of macrolide, lincomycin, and streptogramin resistances between group A, B, and D streptococci, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Staphylococcus aureus.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 142 ·No. 2 ·1980-05-00 ·Pages 407-13

Engel HW, Soedirman N, Rost JA, van Leeuwen WJ, van Embden JD

Abstract

The transferability of plasmid pRI405 between various streptococci of groups A, B, and D, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Staphylococcus aureus is described. pRI405 originated from Streptococcus faecalis and encodes for resistance to macrolides, lincomycin, and streptogramin B (MLS resistance). The host range of the well-documented streptococcal plasmid pAM beta 1 was found to be similar to that of pRI405. Cleavage with restriction enzymes suggests that pRI405 belongs to a related family of MLS resistance plasmids.

MeSH Terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology Conjugation, Genetic DNA, Bacterial/analysis Lincomycin/pharmacology R Factors Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects,genetics Streptococcus/drug effects,genetics Streptococcus agalactiae/genetics Streptococcus pneumoniae/genetics Streptococcus pyogenes/genetics Virginiamycin/pharmacology

Chemicals

Anti-Bacterial Agents DNA, Bacterial Virginiamycin Lincomycin

Authors & Affiliations

5 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Engel H W

Soedirman N

Rost J A

van Leeuwen W J

van Embden J D

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Article Info

Journal

Journal of bacteriology

Abbr.

J Bacteriol

ISSN

0021-9193

DOI

10.1128/jb.142.2.407-413.1980

Published

1980-05-00

Pages

407-13

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

2985120R

PMCID

PMC293990

Subset

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