Intrinsic macrolide resistance in rapidly growing mycobacteria.
Nash KA, Andini N, Zhang Y, Brown-Elliott BA, Wallace RJ Jr.
Department of Pathology, University of Southern California, Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA. kanash@usc.edu
This study reports the discovery of erm genes in seven species of rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM): Mycobacterium boenickei, M. goodii, M. houstonense, M. mageritense, M. neworleansense, M. porcinum, and M. wolinskyi. This study further substantiates the role of erm genes in intrinsic macrolide resistance in RGM.
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PMID: 17005837 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]PMCID: PMC1610084