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Identification of the novel spectinomycin resistance gene spw in methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus of human and animal origin
19 Mar 2013
Abstract excerpt
Sir, Spectinomycin resistance in staphylococci is mostly mediated by spectinomycin 9-O-adenyltransferase encoded by the spc gene. This gene is located together with the macrolide–lincosamide– streptogramin B resistance gene erm(A) on transposon Tn554. The analysis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) CC398 from cases of bovine mastitis showed that all spectinomycin-resistant isolates carried the...
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