Distribution of Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Genes within the Prophage-Associated Regions in Nosocomial Pathogens

Kohei Kondo; Mitsuoki Kawano; Motoyuki Sugai

doi:10.1128/mSphere.00452-21

mSphere (Aug 2021)

Distribution of Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Genes within the Prophage-Associated Regions in Nosocomial Pathogens

Kohei Kondo,
Mitsuoki Kawano,
Motoyuki Sugai

Affiliations

Kohei Kondo: ORCiD; Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Higashi Murayama, Tokyo, Japan
Mitsuoki Kawano: ORCiD; Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Contemporary Life Science, Chugokugakuen University, Kita-ku, Okayama, Japan
Motoyuki Sugai: ORCiD; Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Higashi Murayama, Tokyo, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00452-21
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 4

Abstract

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Although we believe phages play an important role in horizontal gene transfer in exchanging genetic material, we do not know the distribution of the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and/or virulence factor (VF) genes in prophages. We collected different prophage elements from the complete genome sequences of seven species— Enterococcus faeciumStaphylococcus aureusKlebsiella pneumoniaeAcinetobacter baumanniiPseudomonas aeruginosaEnterobacter cloacaeEscherichia coli

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ISSN: 2379-5042 (Online)
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://journals.asm.org/journal/msphere

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