TABLE 3.
Epidemiological features of the enterococcal isolates carrying Tn5801-like ICEa
| Species | Tn5801 platform (n)b | MLST (BAPS) | No. of isolates | Yr | Source(s) (n) | Country (n) | Tetr phenotype(s) (n) | Tetr gene(s) (n) | Other Tn(s) (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. faecalis | B15 (2) | ST9/CC9 | 3 | 2001 | HP | ESP, ARG | + | tet(M) (3), tet(L) (3) | |
| A1 | ST30/CC30 | 1 | 1997 | HP | AUS | + | tet(M) | ||
| B15 (1) | ST318/CC9 | 2 | ND | HP | BRA | + | tet(M) | ||
| B15 | ST55/CC55 | 1 | 2001 | HV | PRT | + | tet(M) | Tn916, Tn6000 | |
| A1 | ST445 | 1 | 2001 | SP | PRT | + | tet(M), tet(L), tet(S) | ||
| B15 (3) | ND/ND | 5 | 2001/2002 | HP (2), HV (2), SW (1) | BRA (2), PRT (3) | + | tet(M) | Tn916 (3) | |
| E. faecium | + | ST17/CC17 (3.32) | 7 | 1998–2005 | HP (5), SW (2) | ESP (3), AUS (1), POL (1), PRT (2) | + (6), − (1) | tet(M) (5), tet(L) (3) | |
| + | ST16/CC17 (3.32) | 2 | 1999 | HP | AUS (2) | + | tet(M) | ||
| A1 (1), A4 (2) | ST18/CC17 (3.31) | 9 | 1996–2005 | HP (7), SW (2) | PRT (8), SER (1) | + | tet(M) (7), tet(L) (7) | Tn916 (2), Tn5397 (2) | |
| + | ST64/CC17 (3.31) | 4 | 2003–2004 | HP | CHI | + | tet(M) (3) | ||
| + | ST173/CC17 (3.31) | 1 | 2000 | HP | AUS | + | tet(M), tet(L) | ||
| + | ST80/CC17 (2.1a) | 1 | 2004 | HP | HUN | + | |||
| + | ST132/CC17 (3.31) | 1 | 2001 | HP | PRT | + | tet(M), tet(L) | Tn5397 | |
| A1 | ST182/CC17 (7) | 1 | 1992 | HP | USA | + | tet(M) | ||
| + | ST202/CC17 (3.32) | 1 | 2005 | HP | POL | + | tet(M), tet(L) | ||
| A1 | ST50/CC9 (2.1a) | 1 | NA | HP | BRA | + | tet(M) | ||
| + | ST366 (5) | 1 | 2000 | HP | PRT | tet(M) | Tn916 | ||
| + | ST368 (3.31) | 1 | 2001 | SW | PRT | ||||
| + | ND/ND | 11 | 2001–2002 | HP (4), HV (1), SW (3), P (2), SP (1) | PRT (9), ESP (1), TUR (1) | + (8), − (3) | tet(M) (8), tet(L) (5) | Tn916 (2), Tn5397 (1) | |
| Enterococcus sp. | + | ND/ND | 7 | 2001–2006 | HV (4), SW (2), SP (1) | PRT | + (3), − (4) | tet(M) (4), tet(L) (1) | Tn916 (1) |
a
Abbreviations: ST, sequence type; BAPS, Bayesian analysis of population structure; HV, healthy volunteer; HP, hospital patient; SW, sewage; P, poultry; SP, swine/piggeries; ARG, Argentina; AUS, Australia; BRA, Brazil; CHI, China; HUN, Hungary; POL, Poland; PRT, Portugal; ESP, Spain; SRB, Serbia; TUR, Turkey; ND, not determined; Tetr, tetracycline resistance; Tn(s), transposon(s).
b
+, Tn5801-like platform which has not been characterized in the corresponding type.