Antimicrobial resistance phenomenon was extensively studied through the last years. Antimicrobial agents are challenged by emerging resistant strains that affect the overall efficiency of the conventional antimicrobial treatment. Several studies characterize the genes responsible for antibiotic resistance in Enterococci and a possible role of dissemination among the enterococcal population and beyond. In this article, the authors elaborated the events that facilitate the spreading of poxtA transferable gene (encoding a ribosomal protection protein) in Enterococci during plasmid fusion which eventually will lead to increased resistance against phenicols-oxazolidinones-tetracycline antimicrobial agents.
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