TABLE 5.
Genetic analysis of putative ESBL-producing spinach saprophytes
| Strain | Spinach type | Size (bp) of sequenced DNA fragment (accession no.) | Position (bp) of sequence on matched sequence | Matched sequence(s) in NCBI database (organism of origin, sequence length [bp], accession no.), % match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pseudomonas putida | ||||
| S24-M | Organic | 479 | 47-525 | CTX-M-15 (Salmonella enterica, 619, HQ589352.1), 100 |
| MS40-16 | Nonorganic | 444 | 87-526 | CTX-M-15 (Salmonella enterica, 619, HQ589352.1), 100 |
| Pseudomonas teessidea | ||||
| MS40-13 | Nonorganic | 712 | 10-722 | CTX-M-15 (E. coli, 876, HQ157357.1), 100 |
| Rahnella aquatilis | ||||
| MS32-6A | Organic | 523 (HQ339921) | 67-552 | RAHN-2 (Rahnella sp. 366, 655, GU584921.1), 99 |
| MS32-6C | Organic | 523 (HQ339922) | 67-552 | RAHN-2 (Rahnella sp. 366, 655, GU584921.1), 99 |
| MS37-1 | Organic | 489 (HQ339923) | 250-737 | RAHN-2 (Rahnella sp. 344, 887, GU584905.1), 99 |
| Serratia fonticola | ||||
| MS23-3 | Nonorganic | 522 (HQ339919) | 217-738 | FONR-5 (transcriptional regulator) and FONA-5 (beta-lactamase) (Serratia fonticola, 888, AJ251243.1), 98 |
| MS26-1 | Nonorganic | 523 (HQ339920) | 216-738 | FONR-5 (transcriptional regulator) and FONA-5 (beta-lactamase) (Serratia fonticola, 888, AJ251243.1), 98 |