ABSTRACT The genus Streptococcus includes Gram-positive organisms shaped in cocci
and organized in chains. They are commensals, pathogens, and opportunistic pathogens for …

In Gram-negative bacteria, the insertion sequence IS 26 is highly active in disseminating
antibiotic resistance genes. IS 26 can recruit a gene or group of genes into the mobile gene …

Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus; GAS) is a strict human pathogen with a
very high prevalence worldwide. This review highlights the genetic organization of the …

Streptococcus pyogenes, or group A streptococcus, is a major human pathogen that causes
over 600 million infections annually (Lynskey, Lawrenson, & Sriskandan, 2011). This …

The oral and nasopharyngeal streptococci are a major part of the normal microbiota in
humans. Most human associated streptococci are considered commensals, however, a …

Streptococcus pyogenes, or group A streptococcus, is a major human pathogen that causes
over 600 million infections and 517,000 deaths annually (Lynskey, Lawrenson, & …

Objectives To phenotypically and genetically characterize the antibiotic resistance
determinants and associated mobile genetic elements (MGEs) among macrolide-resistant …

The linkage between the macrolide efflux gene mef (I) and the chloramphenicol inactivation
gene catQ was first described in Streptococcus pneumoniae (strain Spn529), where the two …

Tn 5801, originally detected in Staphylococcus aureus Mu50, is a Tn 916 family element in
which a unique int gene (int5801) replaces the int and xis genes in Tn 916 (int916 and …

Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus is a commensal bacterium of the human
gastrointestinal tract, and a pathogen causing infective endocarditis and other biofilm …