TY - JOUR
T1 - The identification of a tetracycline resistance gene tet(M), on a Tn916-like transposon, in the Bacillus cereus group
AU - Agersø, Yvonne
AU - Jensen, Lars Bogø
AU - Givskov, Michael Christian
AU - Roberts, M.C.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - In order to investigate whether resistance genes present in bacteria in manure could transfer to indigenous soil bacteria, resistant isolates belonging to the Bacillus cereus group (Bacillus cereus, Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus thuringiensis) were isolated from farm soil (72 isolates) and manure (12 isolates) samples. These isolates were screened for tetracycline resistance genes (tet(K), tet(L), tet(M), tet(O), tet(S) and tet(T)). Of 88 isolates examined, three (3.4%) isolates carried both tet(M) and tet(L) genes, while four (4.5%) isolates carried the tet(L) gene. Eighty-one (92.1%) isolates did not contain any of the tested genes. All tet(M) positive isolates carried transposon Tn916 and could transfer this mobile DNA element to other Gram-positive bacteria.
AB - In order to investigate whether resistance genes present in bacteria in manure could transfer to indigenous soil bacteria, resistant isolates belonging to the Bacillus cereus group (Bacillus cereus, Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus thuringiensis) were isolated from farm soil (72 isolates) and manure (12 isolates) samples. These isolates were screened for tetracycline resistance genes (tet(K), tet(L), tet(M), tet(O), tet(S) and tet(T)). Of 88 isolates examined, three (3.4%) isolates carried both tet(M) and tet(L) genes, while four (4.5%) isolates carried the tet(L) gene. Eighty-one (92.1%) isolates did not contain any of the tested genes. All tet(M) positive isolates carried transposon Tn916 and could transfer this mobile DNA element to other Gram-positive bacteria.
U2 - 10.1016/S0378-1097(02)00883-2
DO - 10.1016/S0378-1097(02)00883-2
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0378-1097
VL - 214
SP - 251
EP - 256
JO - FEMS Microbiology Letters
JF - FEMS Microbiology Letters
IS - 2
ER -