TABLE 3.

Transfer frequency of each type gentamicin resistance plasmid in Enterococcus

Type of Gmr plasmid	Donor	Recipient	No. of transconjugants/donor
			Broth mating	Filter mating
A	E. faecium BM4105RF(pG200)	E. faecium BM4105SS	8 × 10−5	> 1
	E. faecium BM4105RF(pG200)	E. faecalis JH2SS	1 × 10−7	8 × 10−4
	E. faecalis JH2SS(pG200)	E. faecalis FA2-2	3 × 10−7	3 × 10−3
	E. faecalis JH2SS(pG200)	E. faecium BM4105RF	7 × 10−5	> 1
B	E. faecium BM4105RF(pG247)	E. faecium BM4105SS	1 × 10−3	> 1
	E. faecium BM4105RF(pG247)	E. faecalis JH2SS	3 × 10−6	3 × 10−2
	E. faecalis JH2SS(pG247)	E. faecalis FA2-2	1 × 10−6	1 × 10−2
	E. faecalis JH2SS(pG247)	E. faecium BM4105RF	3 × 10−4	> 1
B	E. faecium BM4105RF(pG445)	E. faecium BM4105SS	2 × 10−3	> 1
	E. faecium BM4105RF(pG445)	E. faecalis JH2SS	3 × 10−6	2 × 10−2
	E. faecalis JH2SS(pG445)	E. faecalis FA2-2	4 × 10−6	4 × 10−2
	E. faecalis JH2SS(pG445)	E. faecium BM4105RF	3 × 10−3	> 1
C	E. faecium BM4105RF(pG566)	E. faecium BM4105SS	4 × 10−5	> 1
	E. faecium BM4105RF(pG566)	E. faecalis JH2SS	1 × 10−7	8 × 10−4
	E. faecalis JH2SS(pG566)	E. faecalis FA2-2	3 × 10−7	4 × 10−3
	E. faecalis JH2SS(pG566)	E. faecium BM4105RF	9 × 10−5	> 1
D	E. faecium BM4105RF(pG700)	E. faecium BM4105SS	5 × 10−5	> 1
	E. faecium BM4105RF(pG700)	E. faecalis JH2SS	2 × 10−7	2 × 10−3
	E. faecalis JH2SS(pG700)	E. faecalis FA2-2	2 × 10−7	1 × 10−3
	E. faecalis JH2SS(pG700)	E. faecium BM4105RF	8 × 10−5	> 1
E	E. faecium BM4105RF(pG120)	E. faecium BM4105SS	7 × 10−5	> 1
	E. faecium BM4105RF(pG120)	E. faecalis JH2SS	1 × 10−7	1 × 10−3
	E. faecalis JH2SS(pG120)	E. faecalis FA2-2	1 × 10−7	2 × 10−3
	E. faecalis JH2SS(pG120)	E. faecium BM4105RF	2 × 10−5	> 1
pMG1	E. faecium BM4105SS(pMG1)	E. faecium BM4105RF	6 × 10−4	> 1
	E. faecium BM4105SS(pMG1)	E. faecalis FA2-2	2 × 10−4	3 × 10−3
	E. faecalis FA2-2(pMG1)	E. faecalis JH2SS	5 × 10−4	2 × 10−2
	E. faecalis FA2-2(pMG1)	E. faecium BM4105SS	4 × 10−5	> 1