Source Tracking and Global Distribution of the Tigecycline Non-Susceptible <i>tet</i> (X)
Rong-min Zhang, Jian Sun, Ruan-yang Sun, Min-ge Wang, Chao-yue Cui, Liang-xing Fang, Mei-na Liao, Xiao-qing Lu, Yong-xin Liu, Yong-xin Liu, Xiao-Ping Liao, Ya-Hong Liu, Ya-Hong Liu
Abstract
The emergence of the tigecycline resistance gene tet (X) has posed a severe threat to public health. However, reports of its origin and distribution in human remain rare.
Topics & Concepts
TigecyclineBiologyGeneMetagenomicsTransmission (telecommunications)Mobile genetic elementsPhylogenetic treeFacultativeMicrobiomeComputational biologyGeneticsHuman Microbiome ProjectHorizontal gene transferEvolutionary biologyGenomicsSalmonella entericaPhylogeneticsKey (lock)PhylogenomicsMethylobacteriumSource trackingTracking (education)GenomeDNA microarraySequence analysisAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsVibrio bacteria research studies