Identification of a Transferable Linear Plasmid Carrying the Macrolide-Clindamycin Resistance Gene <i>erm</i> (X) in a Cutibacterium acnes Isolate from a Patient with Acne Vulgaris in Japan
Juri Koizumi, Keisuke Nakase, Hidemasa Nakaminami
Abstract
Cutibacterium acnes , one of the common skin bacteria, is known to exacerbate acne vulgaris. Macrolide-clindamycin-resistant C. acnes strains have been reported worldwide. In this study, we found a transferable linear plasmid carrying the macrolide-clindamycin resistance gene erm (X) in a C. acnes strain isolated from a patient with acne vulgaris.
Topics & Concepts
AcneClindamycinPlasmidMicrobiologyPropionibacterium acnesAntibiotic resistanceStaphylococcus aureusBacteriaStrain (injury)GeneBiologyAntibioticsGeneticsAnatomyBacteriophages and microbial interactionsMycobacterium research and diagnosis