erm(am)

View on PubMed

methylase

NCBI Pathogen Isolates

Bacterial genomes carrying this gene

NCBI Reference Gene Catalog

Known alleles and reference sequences

UniProt

Protein entries specific to erm(am)

AMR Rules

Browse AMR rules for erm(am)

Validation StatusCandidate

Overview

Validation Method: PCR and phenotypic testing
Drug Classes: macrolides, lincosamides, streptogramin b
Organisms: Streptococcus pneumoniae
Geographic Location: Italy
Papers: 1
Databases: Reslit

Papers1

Differentiation of resistance phenotypes among erythromycin-resistant Pneumococci.

PMID 11283047 · 2001

The study identifies erm(AM) and mef(E) as the primary resistance mechanisms in erythromycin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, distinguishing between constitutive MLS resistance and the M phenotype.

Gene Information

Gene Name: erm(am)
Allele: erm(AM)
Encodes: methylase
Source Database: Reslit
Confers Resistance To: macrolideslincosamidesstreptogramin b
Organisms Tested In: • Streptococcus pneumoniae
Geographic Location: Italy
Validation Method: PCR and phenotypic testing

Comments (0)

No comments yet. Be the first to comment!

erm(am)

Gene Information

Browse AMR Genes

erm(am)

Gene Information