Open AccessPresence of mefA and mefE Genes in Streptococcus agalactiae
Author(s) -
Corinne Arpin,
H. Daube,
Frédéric J. Tessier,
Claudine Quentin
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.43.4.944
Subject(s) - streptococcus agalactiae , gene , streptococcus , biology , dna , microbiology and biotechnology , polymerase chain reaction , bacteria , genetics
Eighteen unrelated clinical isolates ofStreptococcus agalactiae with the M phenotype harbored anmef gene. DNA sequencing showed that one of nine strains containedmefA (producing one amino acid substitution), whereas the remaining eight carriedmefE (identity, 100%). Restriction analysis of PCR products indicated that the nine other strains also containedmefE .
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