title: Global spread of multiple aminoglycoside resistance genes.
abstract: Emergence of the newly identified 16S rRNA methylases RmtA, RmtB, and ArmA in pathogenic gram-negative bacilli has been a growing concern. ArmA, which had been identified exclusively in Europe, was also found in several gram-negative pathogenic bacilli isolated in Japan, suggesting global dissemination of hazardous multiple aminoglycoside resistance genes.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kunikazu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamane
authors.forename: Jun-ichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wachino
authors.forename: Yohei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurokawa
authors.forename: Yoshichika
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arakawa
mesh_terms: D000617:Aminoglycosides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D003982:Dibekacin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D014943:Global Health; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D008780:Methyltransferases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D003982:Dibekacin; D008780:Methyltransferases; C035181:rRNA (adenosine-O-2'-)methyltransferase; C031986:arbekacin