Open AccessHigh-level, plasmid-borne resistance to gentamicin in Streptococcus faecalis subsp. zymogenes
Author(s) -
T Horodniceanu,
Lydie Bougueleret,
Névine El-Solh,
G Bieth,
F Delbos
Publication year - 1979
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.16.5.686
Subject(s) - plasmid , netilmicin , kanamycin , microbiology and biotechnology , gentamicin , sisomicin , enterococcus faecalis , biology , tobramycin , streptococcaceae , bacteriocin , streptococcus , cole1 , antibiotics , staphylococcus aureus , genetics , bacteria , gene , antimicrobial
Each of three isolates of Streptococcus faecalis subsp. zymogenes harbored three R plasmids and a hemolysin-bacteriocin plasmid. The plasmids carried by one of these strains were physically characterized after their conjugative transfer. In each strain one of the plasmids carried genetic markers for resistance to gentamicin, kanamycin, sisomicin, netilmicin, and tobramycin.