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Increased resistance against tellurite is conferred by a mutation in the promoter region of uncommon tellurite resistance gene tehB in the ter-negative Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 18 Jun 2024
Matsumoto Yuko, Lee Kenichi, Akasaka Ryuya, Honjo Hayato, Koizumi Mitsumasa, Sato Toshio, Kubomura Akiko, Ishijima Nozomi, Akeda Yukihiro, Ohnishi Makoto, Iyoda Sunao
Abstract excerpt
Resistance to potassium tellurite (PT) is an important indicator in isolating Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 and other major STEC serogroups. Common resistance determinant genes are encoded in the ter gene cluster. We found an O157:H7 isolate that does not harbor ter but is resistant to PT. One nonsynonymous mutation was found in another PT resistance gene, tehA, through whole-genome...
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