Correlation Analysis between the Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence of Pathogenic Streptococcus Isolates from Cows
Yue-Xia Ding1, Qun Wu2, Zhao Namula1 and Yi Ma1,*
1College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, 524088, P.R. China
2Zhanjiang Experimental Station, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, 524091, P.R. China
Yue-Xia Ding and Qun Wu contributed equally to this work.
Fig. 1.
Distribution of erythromycin resistant genes by induced-resistance. M, 1000DL marker; 1, Blank; 2, S. pneumoniae; 3-4 and 6-8, S. agalactiae, ermB gene; 5, S. agalactiae, mefA gene; 9, S. dysgalactiae, ermB gene; 10, S. uberis, ermB gene.
Fig. 2.
Resistance genes of conjugants, donor and receptor after plasmid conjugation. M, 1000DL marker; 1, black; 2-4, donor (tetM and tetL of S. agalactiae and S. dysgalactiae); 5-6, receptor (ermB of ATCC49619-ERY); 7-14, conjugants (ermB, tetM, tetL).