New trimethoprim-resistant dihydrofolate reductase cassette, dfrXV, inserted in a class 1 integron

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1998 Sep;42(9):2221-4. doi: 10.1128/AAC.42.9.2221.

Abstract

The nucleotide sequence of a plasmid-borne trimethoprim resistance gene from a commensal fecal Escherichia coli isolate revealed a new dihydrofolate reductase gene, dfrXV, which occurred as a gene cassette integrated in a site-specific manner in a class 1 integron. The new gene shows 84% nucleotide identity and the predicted protein shows 90% amino acid identity with dfrI and DHFR type I, respectively. Genes for spectinomycin resistance, aadA1 [ant (3")-Ia], and sulfonamide resistance, sulI, were located downstream of dfrXV in a manner identical to that in pLMO229.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Base Sequence
  • Conjugation, Genetic
  • Escherichia coli / genetics*
  • Folic Acid Antagonists / pharmacology
  • Genes, Bacterial*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase / genetics*
  • Trimethoprim Resistance / genetics*

Substances

  • Folic Acid Antagonists
  • Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase