TABLE 2.
Summary of LGT events involving fluoroquinolone loci from the set of 58 S. pneumoniae isolates examined in this study
| Gene | Transfer category | Description of transfer evidence (minimum number of necessary LGT events) |
|---|---|---|
| gyrA | 1 | Split of Taiwan 23F-15: 292.1AT98 from 588.1JA99 (one LGT) |
| gyrA | 2 | Taiwan 19F-14 (purple clone, isolates 458.1JA00, 526.1TX99, and 543.1CA99) and Poland 23F-16 (grey clone, isolates 71.1SW99 and 95.1ln00) with identical haplotypes (one LGT) |
| gyrA | 2 | Light green clone (isolates 0.19IS99 and 67.1FR92) and Tennessee 23F-4 (pink clone, isolates 95.1Ma00 and 215.1OH00) with identical haplotypes (one LGT) |
| gyrA | 2 | 0.47SP00, 132.1NY98, 128.2Ca000, and Spain 23F-1 with identical haplotypes (three LGTs) |
| gyrB | 1 | Split of blue clone (isolates 0.34PL96, 72.1ln00, and 95.1BR98) from 136.1PL98 (one LGT) |
| gyrB | 1 | Split of Tennessee 23F-4 (pink clone): 215.1Oh00 from 95.1Ma00 (one LGT) |
| gyrB | 2 | 0.74Oh94, 672.1US00, 68.1SW99, and Spain 23F-1 with identical haplotypes (three LGTs) |
| parE | 2 | 0.47SP00, 132.1NY98, 68.1PR00, 215.1Oh00, and orange clone (isolates 322.1JA98, 68.1AT98, 73.1TX98, and 67.1JA00) with identical haplotypes (three LGTs) |
| parE | 2 | 95.1BR98, 68.1Wa00, and Spain 23F-1 with identical haplotypes (two LGTs) |
| parC | 1 | Split of Poland 23F-16 (grey clone): 432.1JA00 from 71.1SW99 and 95.1ln0010 (one LGT) |