| Literature DB >> 20498309 |
Kristina Kadlec1, Stefan Schwarz.
Abstract
The trimethoprim resistance gene dfrK was found to be part of the novel Tn554-related transposon Tn559 integrated in the chromosomal radC gene of a porcine methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus ST398 strain. While Tn559 and Tn554 had similar arrangements of the transposase genes tnpA, tnpB, and tnpC, the Tn554-associated resistance genes erm(A) and spc were replaced by dfrK in Tn559. Circular forms of Tn559 were detected and suggest the functional activity of this transposon.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20498309 PMCID: PMC2916295 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00464-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191