A novel mosaic tetracycline resistance gene tet(S/M) detected in a multidrug-resistant pneumococcal CC230 lineage that underwent capsular switching in South Africa
S. W. Lo, R. A. Gladstone, A. J. van Tonder, M. du Plessis, J. E. Cornick, P. A. Hawkins, S. A. Madhi, S. A. Nzenze, R. Kandasamy, K. Ravikumar, N. Elmdaghri, B. Kwambana-Adams, S. C. G. Almeida, A. Skoczynska, E. Egorova, , A. von Gottberg
The paper identifies a novel tetracycline resistance gene tet(S/M) in a multidrug-resistant pneumococcal lineage in South Africa and links its spread to HIV treatment and vaccine implementation.
bioRxiv · Jul 30, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology