A novel erythromycin resistance plasmid from Bacillus sp. strain HS24, isolated from the marine sponge Haliclona simulans.

Autor: Teresa M Barbosa, Robert W Phelan, Dara Leong, John P Morrissey, Claire Adams, Alan D W Dobson, Fergal O'Gara
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 12, p e115583 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115583
Popis: A better understanding of the origin and natural reservoirs of resistance determinants is fundamental to efficiently tackle antibiotic resistance. This paper reports the identification of a novel 5.8 kb erythromycin resistance plasmid, from Bacillus sp. HS24 isolated from the marine sponge Haliclona simulans. pBHS24B has a mosaic structure and carries the erythromycin resistance gene erm(T). This is the first report of an erythromycin resistance plasmid from a sponge associated bacteria and of the Erm(T) determinant in the genus Bacillus.
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