A New Integrative and Mobilizable Element Is a Major Contributor to Tetracycline Resistance in <i>Streptococcus dysgalactiae</i> subsp. <i>equisimilis</i>

A New Integrative and Mobilizable Element Is a Major Contributor to Tetracycline Resistance in <i>Streptococcus dysgalactiae</i> subsp. <i>equisimilis</i>

Tetracycline resistance in streptococci is mainly due to ribosomal protection mediated by the <i>tet</i>(M) gene that is usually located in the integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) of the Tn<i>916</i>-family. In this study, we analyzed the genes involved in tetracyclin...

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Main Authors: Guillem López de Egea, Aida González-Díaz, Gérard Guédon, Julie Lao, Dàmaris Berbel, Antonio Casabella, José María Marimón, Emilia Cercenado, Lucía Fernández-Delgado, Hélène Chiapello, Thomas Lacroix, María Ángeles Domínguez, Nathalie Leblond-Bourget, Carmen Ardanuy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
<i>Streptococcus dysgalactiae</i> subsp. <i>equisimilis</i>
<i>tet</i>(M)
IME
ICE
mobile genetic elements
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/12/3/579

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