fosM, a New Family of Fosfomycin Resistance Genes Identified in Bacterial Species Isolated from Human Microbiota.
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ABSTRACT: Fosfomycin is a decades-old antibiotic, currently reused because of its activity against multidrug-resistant bacteria. Here, we used a combined in vitro/in silico approach to search for fosfomycin resistance determinants in 25 new bacterial species isolated from the human microbiota. Putative resistance genes were cloned into a susceptible Escherichia coli strain. MIC values increased from 1 μg/ml to 1,024 μg/ml. Here, we report a new family of potential chromosomal fosfomycin resistance genes, named fosM.
SUBMITTER: Khabthani S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7848996 | biostudies-literature |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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