Nawaz M S, Khan S A, Khan A A, Khambaty F M, Cerniglia C E
Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research/FDA, 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA.
Mol Cell Probes. 2000 Oct;14(5):311-9. doi: 10.1006/mcpr.2000.0320.
The ermA, ermB, ermC and msrA/msrB genes were detected in multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus spp. strains by PCR. Among 25 human clinical staphylococcal isolates the ermA, ermB, ermC and the msrA/msrB genes were detected in 88, 72, 4 and 100% of the strains, respectively. Among 24 poultry isolates the ermA, ermB, ermC and the msrA/msrB genes were detected in 100, 16.6, 50 and 12.5% of the strains, respectively. The ermA gene was found exclusively on the chromosome, whereas the ermC gene was found on 2.4-4.2 kb plasmids. Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of the ermA gene with Eco RI revealed five patterns (25.0, 21.0, 10.5, 6.2 and 4. 8 kb) for the clinical strains and two (8.0 and 6.2 kb) for the poultry strains. The 6.2 kb RFLP pattern, in both the poultry and human clinical isolates, indicates a common lineage for the ermA gene.
通过聚合酶链反应(PCR)在多重耐药葡萄球菌属菌株中检测到ermA、ermB、ermC和msrA/msrB基因。在25株人类临床葡萄球菌分离株中,分别在88%、72%、4%和100%的菌株中检测到ermA、ermB、ermC和msrA/msrB基因。在24株家禽分离株中,分别在100%、16.6%、50%和12.5%的菌株中检测到ermA、ermB、ermC和msrA/msrB基因。ermA基因仅存在于染色体上,而ermC基因存在于2.4 - 4.2 kb的质粒上。用Eco RI对ermA基因进行限制性片段长度多态性(RFLP)分析,临床菌株显示出五种模式(25.0、21.0、10.5、6.2和4.8 kb),家禽菌株显示出两种模式(8.0和6.2 kb)。在家禽和人类临床分离株中均出现的6.2 kb RFLP模式表明ermA基因存在共同的谱系。