Two novel antibiotic resistance genes, tet(44) and ant(6)-Ib, are located within a transferable pathogenicity island in Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2010 Jul;54(7):3052-5. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00304-10. Epub 2010 May 17.

Abstract

New tetracycline and streptomycin resistance genes, tet(44) and ant(6)-Ib, were identified in Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus within a transferable pathogenicity island that is typically unique to Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis. The 640-amino-acid tetracycline resistance determinant, Tet 44, belongs to a class of proteins that confers resistance to tetracycline and minocycline by ribosomal protection. The 286-amino-acid streptomycin resistance determinant, ANT(6)-Ib, belongs to a family of aminoglycoside nucleotidyltransferases. The resistance phenotypes were demonstrated by gene inactivation and expression.

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Campylobacter fetus / drug effects*
  • Campylobacter fetus / genetics*
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Genomic Islands / genetics*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Minocycline / pharmacology
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nucleotidyltransferases / genetics
  • Phylogeny
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Streptomycin / pharmacology*
  • Tetracycline Resistance / genetics*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Nucleotidyltransferases
  • Minocycline
  • Streptomycin

Associated data

  • GENBANK/FN594949