Escherichia coli as reservoir for macrolide resistance genes.
The plasmid-borne mph(A) gene that confers resistance to azithromycin and has recently emerged in Shigella sonnei is present in multidrug- and non-multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolates from 4 continents. Further spread of mph(A) to Shigella and Salmonella spp. may be expected.
Université de Caen, Caen, France.
Minh Chau
MC
Phuc Nguyen
Paul-Louis
PL
Woerther
Mathilde
M
Bouvet
Antoine
A
Andremont
Roland
R
Leclercq
Annie
A
Canu
D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D018942:Macrolides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests
D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D018942:Macrolides