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. 1998 Aug;42(8):1871–1877. doi: 10.1128/aac.42.8.1871

TABLE 2.

Genera in which the tet(M) gene has been found and/or genera which are within the host range of Tn916- and Tn1545-like transposonsa

Genus tet(M) found in clinical strains Tn916 and Tn1545 host range Genus tet(M) found in clinical strains Tn916 and Tn1545 host range
Acetobacterium + Gardnerella +
Acholeplasma + Gemella +
Actinobacillus + Haemophilus + +
Actinomyces + Kingella +
Aerococcus + Lactobacillus +
Alcaligenes + Lactococcus +
Bacillus + Leuconostoc +
Bifidobacterium + Listeria + +
Butyrivibrio + Mycoplasma + +
Campylobacter + Neisseria + +
Citrobacter + Peptostreptococcus + +
Clostridium + + Prevotella +
Corynebacterium + Staphylococcus + +
Eikenella + Streptococcus + +
Enterococcus + + Thermus +
Escherichia + Ureaplasma +
Eubacterium + + Veillonella + +
Fusobacterium + +
a

Adapted from references 13, 50, and 53