First report of the multiresistance gene cfr in Streptococcus suis.

ABSTRACT: The multiresistance gene cfr was identified for the first time in streptococci, namely, in porcine Streptococcus suis isolate S10. The cfr gene was detected on the ~100-kb plasmid pStrcfr, where it was bracketed by two copies of the novel insertion sequence ISEnfa5, located in the same orientation. The detection of a cfr- and ISEnfa5-containing amplicon by inverse PCR suggests that ISEnfa5 may play a role in the dissemination of cfr.

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3719703 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature