Genomics Insight into <i>cfr</i>-Mediated Linezolid-Resistant LA-MRSA in Italian Pig Holdings

• Main Authors: Manuela Iurescia (Author), Elena Lavinia Diaconu (Author), Patricia Alba (Author), Fabiola Feltrin (Author), Carmela Buccella (Author), Roberta Onorati (Author), Angelo Giacomi (Author), Andrea Caprioli (Author), Alessia Franco (Author), Antonio Battisti (Author), Virginia Carfora (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The <i>cfr</i> genes encode for a 23S rRNA methyltransferase, conferring a multiresistance phenotype to phenicol, lincosamide, oxazolidinone, pleuromutilin, and streptogramin A antibiotics. These genes have been described in staphylococci, including methicillin-resistant <i>Staphyl...