Novel florfenicol and chloramphenicol resistance gene discovered in Alaskan soil by using functional metagenomics.
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Functional metagenomics was used to search for florfenicol resistance genes in libraries of cloned DNA isolated from Alaskan soil. A gene that mediated reduced susceptibility to florfenicol was identified and designated pexA. The predicted PexA protein showed a structure similar to that of efflux pumps of the major facilitator superfamily.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Applied and environmental microbiology
دوره 76 15 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010