tet(x15)

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tigecycline-inactivating enzyme

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Overview

Validation Method: whole-genome sequencing and antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Drug Classes: tigecycline
Organisms: Acinetobacter variabilis
Geographic Location: Jiangsu, China
Papers: 1
Databases: Reslit

Papers1

Occurrence and Molecular Characterization of Abundant tet(X) Variants Among Diverse Bacterial Species of Chicken Origin in Jiangsu, China.

PMID 34987485 · 2021

The study identified four tet(X) variants (tet(X3), tet(X4), tet(X6), and tet(X15)) in diverse bacterial species from chicken fecal samples, highlighting the widespread occurrence of tigecycline resistance in poultry farms.

Gene Information

Gene Name: tet(x15)
Allele: tet(X15)
Encodes: tigecycline-inactivating enzyme
Source Database: Reslit
Confers Resistance To: tigecycline
Organisms Tested In: • Acinetobacter variabilis
Geographic Location: Jiangsu, China
Validation Method: whole-genome sequencing and antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Sequence Accession: PRJNA750704

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