Barbosa, TM;Phelan, RW;Leong, D;Morrissey, JP;Adams, C;Dobson, ADW;O'Gara, F

2014

December

Plos One

A Novel Erythromycin Resistance Plasmid from Bacillus Sp Strain HS24, Isolated from the Marine Sponge Haliclona Simulans

Validated

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SUBTILIS TRANSFORMATION SYSTEM STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS ST398 ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANCE BACTERIAL PLASMIDS BORNE ERM(T) HUMAN HEALTH GENES STREPTOCOCCUS IDENTIFICATION DIVERSITY

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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.

SAN FRANCISCO

1932-6203

10.1371/journal.pone.0115583