title: Characterization of a small erythromycin resistance plasmid pLFE1 from the food-isolate Lactobacillus plantarum M345.
abstract: This paper reports the complete 4031 bp nucleotide sequence of the small erythromycin resistance plasmid pLFE1 isolated from the raw-milk cheese isolate Lactobacillus plantarum M345. Analysis of the sequence revealed the coding regions for the erythromycin resistance determinant Erm(B). A replication initiation protein RepB was identified belonging to the RepB proteins of the pMV158 family of rolling-circle replicating plasmids. The transcriptional repressor protein CopG and a small counter transcribed RNA, two elements typically involved in replication control within this family were also found. A putative replication initiation site including a single-strand origin (sso) -like region succeeded by a characteristic pMV158 family double-strand origin (dso) was located upstream of the replication region. An open reading frame following a typical origin of transfer (oriT) site and coding for a putative truncated mobilization (Mob) protein with a size of 83 aa was detected. The product of the putative mob gene showed large similarity to the N-terminal region of the pMV158 family of Pre/Mob proteins, but was much smaller than other proteins of this family. We therefore suggest that the Mob function in pLFE1 is supplied in trans from another plasmid present in L. plantarum M345.Filter-mating experiments showed that pLFE1 has a broad host-range with transconjugants obtained from Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactococcus lactis, Listeria innocua, the opportunistic pathogen Enterococcus faecalis and the pathogen Listeria monocytogenes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Risk Assessment, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Mørkhøj Bygade 19, DK-2860 Søborg, Denmark.
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Feld
authors.forename: Eliza
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bielak
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hammer
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wilcks
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D052978:Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D004917:Erythromycin; D048191:Lactiplantibacillus plantarum / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics*; D018741:Replication Origin / Q000235:genetics; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity; D014169:Transformation, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C048817:RepB protein, Bacteria; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D004917:Erythromycin