TABLE 2.
Affiliations of the sequenced erm genes as determined by comparison to GenBank sequences
| erm gene | erm clone | GenBank accession no. | Prevalence | Most similar match (GenBank accession no.) | Identity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| erm(A) | ermA-SM1 | DQ887617 | 5/5 | Oceanobacillus iheyensis HTE831 erm(A) gene (BA000028) | 95.5 |
| erm(B) | ermB-BM3 | DQ887618 | 6/7 | Streptococcus pyogenes erm(B) gene (AJ972606) and 20 other erm(B) sequences in GenBank | 100 |
| ermB-BM5 | DQ887619 | 1/7 | Enterococcus faecium erm(B) gene (AY827541) and three other erm(B) sequences in GenBank | 99.2 | |
| erm(C) | ermC-SM1 | DQ887620 | 3/3 | Staphylococcus hyicus plasmid pSES21 erm(C) (Y09003) | 99.5 |
| erm(F) | ermF-SM2 | DQ887621 | 5/5 | Bacteroides fragilis R plasmid pBF4 erm(F) (M14730) and three other erm(F) sequences in GenBank | 98.7 |
| erm(T) | ermT-BM6 | DQ887622 | 7/7 | Lactobacillus fermentum plasmid pLME300 erm(T) (AJ188494) and two other erm(T) sequences in GenBank | 99.7 |
| erm(X) | ermX-BM1 | DQ887623 | 6/6 | Corynebacterium striatum strain M82B R plasmid pTP10 erm(X) (AF024666) | 99.4 |