Clostridium neonatale antimicrobial susceptibility, genetic resistance determinants, and genotyping: a multicentre spatiotemporal retrospective analysis

ConclusionsC. neonatale is susceptible to anti-anaerobic molecules but resistant to clindamycin, cefotaxime and tetracycline. Genes encoding tetracycline ribosomal protection, macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B rRNA methyltransferase, aminoglycoside 3'-phosphotransferase and β-lactamases have been identified in genomic regions flanked by mobile genetic elements.
Source: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy - Category: Microbiology Source Type: research