Table 3.
Bacterial reference strains used in this study.
| AR gene | Gene function | Strains positive for AR genes |
|---|---|---|
| erm(A) | rRNA methylase gene | Staphylococcus aureus M.P. a |
| erm(B) | rRNA methylase gene | Enterococcus hirae Api 2.16 a |
| erm(C) | rRNA methylase gene | Staphylococcus spp. SE12 b |
| vanA | Peptidoglycan precursors encoding gene | Enterococcus faecium PF3U b |
| vanB | Peptidoglycan precursors encoding gene | Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 51299 c |
| tet(M) | Ribosomal protection RP gene | Lactobacillus casei/paracasei ILC2279 b |
| tet(O) | Ribosomal protection RP gene | Streptococcus pyogenes 7008 a |
| tet(S) | Ribosomal protection RP gene | Enterococcus italicus 1102 b |
| tet(K) | Efflux gene | Staphylococcus aureus COL. a |
| mecA | β-lactamase encoding gene | Staphylococcus aureus 27R b |
| blaZ | β-lactamase encoding gene | Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 2921 c |
| aac-aph | Aminoglycoside acetyltransferase encoding gene | Enterococcus faecium M48 a |
a
Collection of Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente (DiSVA), Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy.
b
Collection of Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari ed Ambientali (D3A), Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy.
c
ATCC, American Type Culture Collection.