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Comparison of genes involved in penicillin resistance in staphylococci of bovine origin.

Abstract
Ten penicillin-resistant and -susceptible staphylococci, isolated from bovine mastitis milk, were studied for the presence of genes that are, or may be, involved in resistance against penicillin. The repressor (blaI), antirepressor (blaR1), and structural (blaZ) genes of the beta-lactamase-operon were found to be closely linked in all penicillin-resistant strains. The beta-lactamase gene cluster was more commonly located on chromosomal rather than plasmid DNA in the strains studied. The transposase (p480) gene, which has been identified in the Staphylococcus aureus beta-lactamase transposon Tn552, was found in only one single penicillin-resistant S. aureus strain. The other penicillin-resistant S. aureus isolates contained IS1181 in close location with the beta-lactamase gene cluster. In only one S. haemolyticus isolate was the beta-lactamase gene cluster found in close association with IS257. Penicillin-resistant S. aureus strains, which were additionally resistant to tetracycline, contained IS257 in close association with the tetracycline resistance gene (tetK). Sequence analysis of blaI, blaR1, and blaZ in two penicillin-resistant S. aureus strains revealed 94-96% sequence homology with bla in staphylococci of human origin. The results indicate a predominance of class I bla transposons rather than Tn3 family class II transposons in the isolates used in this study.
AuthorsS P Yazdankhah, H Sørum, H Oppegaard
JournalMicrobial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) (Microb Drug Resist) Vol. 6 Issue 1 Pg. 29-36 ( 2000) ISSN: 1076-6294 [Print] United States
PMID10868805 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • DNA Primers
Topics
  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Cattle (microbiology)
  • DNA Primers
  • Genes, Bacterial
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Penicillin Resistance (genetics)
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
  • Species Specificity
  • Staphylococcus (classification, drug effects, genetics)

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