title: Florfenicol resistance gene floR is part of a novel transposon.
abstract: The florfenicol/chloramphenicol resistance gene floR was found to be part of the novel 4,284-bp transposon TnfloR from Escherichia coli. TnfloR consists of the gene floR, a putative regulatory gene, and the transposase gene tnpA. A circular form of TnfloR was detected and suggested the potential mobility of this transposon.
authors.affiliation: Unité BioAgresseurs, Santé, Environnement, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, 37380 Nouzilly, France.
authors.forename: Benoît
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Doublet
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.forename: Corinna
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kehrenberg
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cloeckaert
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002702:Chloramphenicol Resistance / Q000235:genetics*; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000235:genetics*; D004270:DNA, Circular / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013839:Thiamphenicol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004270:DNA, Circular; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C501927:FloR protein, E coli; C035534:florfenicol; D013839:Thiamphenicol