title: Conservation and distribution of the benzalkonium chloride resistance cassette bcrABC in Listeria monocytogenes.
abstract: Analysis of a panel of 116 Listeria monocytogenes strains of diverse serotypes and sources (clinical, environment of food processing plants, and food) revealed that all but one of the 71 benzalkonium chloride-resistant (BC(r)) isolates harbored bcrABC, previously identified on a large plasmid (pLM80) of the 1998-1999 hot dog outbreak strain H7858. In contrast, bcrABC was not detected among BC-susceptible (BC(s)) isolates. The bcrABC sequences were highly conserved among strains of different serotypes, but variability was noted in sequences flanking bcrABC. The majority of the BC(r) isolates had either the pLM80-type of organization of the bcrABC region or appeared to harbor bcrABC on the chromosome, adjacent to novel sequences. Transcription of bcrABC was induced by BC (10 μg/ml) in strains of different serotypes and diverse bcrABC region organization. These findings reveal widespread dissemination of bcrABC across BC(r) L. monocytogenes strains regardless of serotype and source, while also suggesting possible mechanisms of bcrABC dissemination across L. monocytogenes genomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Vikrant
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: Driss
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Elhanafi
authors.forename: Sophia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kathariou
mesh_terms: D001548:Benzalkonium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D022761:Gene Transfer, Horizontal; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D010957:Plasmids; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D001548:Benzalkonium Compounds; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004202:Disinfectants
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