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Transposon-associated lincosamide resistance lnu(C) gene identified in Brachyspira hyodysenteriae ST83.
Veterinary microbiology - 1 Feb 2018
De Luca Silvio, Nicholson Pamela, Magistrali Chiara F, García-Martín Ana B, Rychener Lorenz, Zeeh Friederike, Frey Joachim, Perreten Vincent
Abstract excerpt
Treatment of Swine Dysentery (SD) caused by Brachyspira hyodysenteriae (B. hyodysenteriae) is carried out using antimicrobials such as macrolides, lincosamides and pleuromutilins leading to the selection of resistant strains. Whole genome sequencing of a multidrug-resistant B. hyodysenteriae strain called BH718 belonging to sequence type (ST) 83 revealed the presence of the lincosamide resistance gene lnu(C) on...
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