Vincent Antony T, Bergeron Romain P, Piché Laurie C, Prado David, Saucier Linda
Département des Sciences Animales, Faculté des Sciences de L'agriculture et de L'alimentation, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada.
Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada.
Genes (Basel). 2023 Aug 30;14(9):1731. doi: 10.3390/genes14091731.
The Gram-positive bacterium is a spoilage agent commonly found on meat products. While the (L) gene, which confers resistance to tetracycline, has been identified in certain strains of , only a limited number of studies have investigated this gene and its potential presence on mobile DNA elements. This study aims to analyze the tetracycline-resistant strain BT469 at the genomic level to gain insight into the molecular determinants responsible for this resistance. Three plasmids have been identified in the strain: pBT469-1, which contains a gene; pBT469-2, which harbours the (L) gene responsible for tetracycline resistance; and pBT469-3, which carries genes encoding for a thioredoxin and a phospholipase A2. Homology searches among sequences in public databases have revealed that the plasmid pBT469-2 is currently unique to the BT469 strain. However, the pBT469-1 plasmid is also found in three other strains of . Notably, sequences similar to pBT469-1 and pBT469-2 were also found in other bacterial genera, suggesting that these plasmids may be part of a diverse family present in several bacterial genera. Interestingly, sequences of various strains of show a high level of similarity with pBT469-3, suggesting that variants of this plasmid could be frequently found in this bacterium.
革兰氏阳性菌是一种常见于肉制品上的腐败菌。虽然在某些菌株中已鉴定出赋予对四环素抗性的(L)基因,但仅有少数研究对该基因及其在移动DNA元件上的潜在存在情况进行了调查。本研究旨在在基因组水平上分析耐四环素菌株BT469,以深入了解导致这种抗性的分子决定因素。在该菌株中已鉴定出三种质粒:pBT469 - 1,其含有一个基因;pBT469 - 2,其携带负责四环素抗性的(L)基因;以及pBT469 - 3,其携带编码硫氧还蛋白和磷脂酶A2的基因。在公共数据库中的序列间进行的同源性搜索表明,质粒pBT469 - 2目前是BT469菌株所特有的。然而,pBT469 - 1质粒也在其他三种菌株中被发现。值得注意的是,在其他细菌属中也发现了与pBT469 - 1和pBT469 - 2相似的序列,这表明这些质粒可能是存在于多个细菌属中的一个多样家族的一部分。有趣的是,各种菌株的序列与pBT469 - 3显示出高度相似性,这表明该质粒的变体可能在这种细菌中频繁出现。