erma/b

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erythromycin resistance methyltransferase

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Overview

Validation Method: PCR
Drug Classes: macrolides, lincosamides
Organisms: Enterococcus faecalis
Geographic Location: Shanghai, China
Papers: 1
Databases: Reslit

Papers1

Antimicrobial resistance, virulence gene profiles, and molecular epidemiology of enterococcal isolates from patients with urinary tract infections in Shanghai, China.

PMID 39612477 · 2025

The study identified linezolid-resistant E. faecalis strains carrying the optrA gene, along with other resistance genes such as fexA, ermA/B, and lsa(A).

Gene Information

Gene Name: erma/b
Allele: ermA/B
Encodes: erythromycin resistance methyltransferase
Source Database: Reslit
Confers Resistance To: macrolideslincosamides
Organisms Tested In: • Enterococcus faecalis
Geographic Location: Shanghai, China
Validation Method: PCR
Sequence Accession: NG_048023.1

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