Table 5.
Number of Lactobacillus strains carrying resistance genesa
| Resistant gene → | tetL | tetM | tetW | ermB | ermC | lnuA | tetL+ tetM | tetL+ tetM + ermB | tetW + ermB | ermB + lnuA | cat | ant(6)-Ia (aadE) | lsaE | lsaE + ant(6)-Ia (aadE) | int-Tn (Tn916/Tn1545) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. salivarius (n=22) | 14 (64%) |
12 (54.5%) |
0 | 9 (41%) |
4 (18%) |
3 (14%) |
12 (54.5%) |
8 (36%) |
0 | 2 (9%) |
0 | 3 (14%) |
3 (14%) |
3 (14%) |
3 (14%) |
| L. agilis (n=2) | 2 (100%) |
2 (100%) |
0 | 1 (50%) |
0 | 0 | 2 (100%) |
1 (50%) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. saerimneri (n=3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. johnsonii (n=6) | 0 | 0 | 5 (83%) |
2 (33%) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (33%) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. crispatus (n=13) | 4 (31%) |
4 (31%) |
8 (61.5%) |
7 (54%) |
0 | 0 | 4 (31%) |
2 (15%) |
4 (31%) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. oris (n=5) | 4 (80%) |
0 | 4 (80%) |
4 (80%) |
0 | 5 (100%) |
0 | 0 | 4 (80%) |
4 (80%) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. ingluviei (n=9) | 1 (11%) |
0 | 5 (55.5%) |
5 (55.5%) |
0 | 1 (11%) |
0 | 0 | 5 (55.5%) |
1 (11%) |
6 (67%) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. reuteri (n=2) | 0 | 0 | 1 (50%) |
0 | 0 | 2 (100%) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: 62 |
25
(40%) |
18
(29%) |
23
(37%) |
28
(45%) |
4
(7%) |
11
(18%) |
18
(29%) |
11
(18%) |
15
(24%) |
7
(11%) |
6
(10%) |
3
(5%) |
3
(5%) |
3
(5%) |
3
(5%) |
a- none of the isolate contained the resistance genes: tetK, tetO, ermA, mefA/E, msrC, blaZ, mecA, aph(3’)-IIIa, aac(6’)-Ie-aph(2”)-Ia, aph(2”)-Ic, aph(2”)-Id, ant(4’)-Ia and aac(6’)-Ii