msr(A)

macrolide and streptogramin B efflux pump

Overview

Drug Classes
macrolides, streptogramin b, type b streptogramins, erythromycin, clindamycin
Organisms
Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase-negative staphylococci
Papers
3
Papers3
1

Antimicrobial Resistance Mechanisms and Molecular Detection Techniques

PMID 11585788 · 2023

The paper discusses molecular detection methods for antimicrobial resistance, focusing on genes like mecA and blaZ, which confer resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics in staphylococci.

Gene Information

Gene Name
msr(A)
Allele
msrA
Encodes
macrolide and streptogramin B efflux pump
Validation Method
PCR and sequencing

Confers Resistance To

macrolidesstreptogramin b

Organisms Tested In

Staphylococcus aureus

Isolation Details

Country
Europe|North America|Asia
2

Practical disk diffusion method for detection of inducible clindamycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci.

PMID 14532213 · 2003

The study identifies and characterizes the genes ermA, ermC, and msrA responsible for inducible and constitutive clindamycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci using PCR and disk diffusion testing.

Gene Information

Gene Name
msr(A)
Allele
msrA
Encodes
efflux pump
Validation Method
PCR and disk diffusion testing

Mechanism

active efflux of macrolides and type B streptogramins

Confers Resistance To

macrolidestype b streptogramins

Organisms Tested In

Staphylococcus aureus
coagulase-negative staphylococci
3

Testing for induction of clindamycin resistance in erythromycin-resistant isolates of Staphylococcus aureus.

PMID 15814990 · 2005

The study identifies ermA, ermC, and msrA as genes responsible for clindamycin resistance in erythromycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates, with distinct phenotypes observed in disk diffusion testing.

Gene Information

Gene Name
msr(A)
Allele
msrA
Encodes
efflux pump
Validation Method
PCR and disk diffusion testing

Confers Resistance To

erythromycinclindamycin

Organisms Tested In

Staphylococcus aureus
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