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Phenotypic and genetic barriers to establishment of horizontally transferred genes encoding ribosomal protection proteins.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 12 May 2021
Yadav Kavita, Garoff Linnéa, Huseby Douglas L, Hughes Diarmaid
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ribosomal protection proteins (RPPs) interact with bacterial ribosomes to prevent inhibition of protein synthesis by tetracycline. RPP genes have evolved from a common ancestor into at least 12 distinct classes and spread by horizontal genetic transfer into a wide range of bacteria. Many bacterial genera host RPP genes from multiple classes but tet(M) is the predominant RPP gene found in Escherichia...
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