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ArticleThe Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy2024

Novel tetracycline resistance gene tet(65) located on a multi-resistance Corynebacterium plasmid.

Sonja Kittl, Isabelle Brodard, Milena Tresch, Vincent Perreten

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Article in The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sonja KittlInstitute of Veterinary Bacteriology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-8887-9069
Isabelle BrodardInstitute of Veterinary Bacteriology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Milena TreschInstitute of Veterinary Bacteriology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Vincent PerretenInstitute of Veterinary Bacteriology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-5722-9445
University of Bern · CH

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Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Bern
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCorynebacterium (C.) sp. 22KM0430 related to C. oculi and isolated from a dog exhibited resistance to tetracycline, and its WGS analysis revealed a putative resistance gene on a 35 562-bp plasmid also harbouring the MLSB resistance gene erm(X).

objectivesTo characterize the novel tetracycline resistance gene tet(65) and demonstrate its functionality by expression in C. glutamicum and Escherichia coli and plasmid curing of the host strain.

methodstet(65) was cloned with and without its repressor tetR(65) and expressed in C. glutamicum DSM20300 and E. coli DH5α. Plasmid was cured by non-selective passages. Minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of tetracyclines were determined according to CLSI guidelines. Association of tet(65) with efflux was shown by the addition of reserpine to MIC assays. Phylogenetic position and transmembrane structure of Tet(65) were analysed using MEGA11 and DeepTMHMM.

resultsTet(65) shows 73% amino acid identity with the closest related Tet(Z), contains 12 transmembrane domains and is structurally related to the Major Facilitator Superfamily. The tetracycline MICs decreased in the plasmid-cured strain and increased when tet(65) was expressed in C. glutamicum and in E. coli. The MICs of tetracycline decreased in the presence of reserpine indicating that tet(65) functions as an efflux pump. A GenBank search also identified tet(65) in C. diphtheriae and Brevibacterium (B.) casei and B. luteolum.

conclusionsA novel tetracycline efflux gene tet(65) was identified in a C. oculi related species and was also present in the human pathogen C. diphtheriae and in Brevibacterium species indicating broader potential for dissemination.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsCorynebacteriumEscherichia coliMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPlasmidsTetracycline ResistanceAnimalsCloning, MolecularCorynebacterium InfectionsDog DiseasesDogsDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialPhylogenyTetracyclineAnti-Bacterial AgentsTetracycline

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PMID38497972
PMCPMC11062942
OpenAlexW4392928704

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