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. 2022 Sep 22;13(11):1276–1299. doi: 10.1039/d2md00263a

Macrolide deactivating enzymes, their hosts and the antibiotics that they modify (compiled with the aid of the Comprehensive Antibiotic Resistance Database; CARD; https://card.mcmaster.ca)40.

Enzyme Gene Host Substrate Ref.
Esterase (Ere) ereA E. coli, K. pneumonia, P. aeruginosa, V. cholera Erythromycin, roxithromycin, clarithromycin 155
ereB E. coli, Salmonella spp. Erythromycin, roxithromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin 148
ereC K. pneumoniae 14-Membered macrolactones (e.g. clarithromycin, erythromycin, oleandomycin, roxithromycin, solithromycin) except telithromycin 156
ereD Riemerella anatipestifer Erythromycin 157
Glycosyltransferase gimA Streptomyces ambofaciens Oleandomycin 158
ole Streptomyces antibioticus Oleandomycin, tylosin 159
mgt S. lividans Erythromycin, azithromycin 150, 160
Phosphotransferase mphA E. coli, A. baumannii, ESCAPPM 14- and 15-membered macrolactones (e.g. erythromycin, roxithromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin) 151, 161
mphB E. coli, K. pneumoniae, S. enterica, E. fergusonii 14-, 15- and 16-membered macrolactones (e.g. erythromycin, roxithromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin) 151, 161
mphC S. aureus Erythromycin, roxithromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin, oleandomycin 151, 161, 162