Key Findings

The study identifies a plasmid-borne macrolide resistance gene, erm(36), in Micrococcus luteus strain MAW843, which confers resistance to erythromycin, other macrolides, and lincomycin. The gene was localized to a 1.8 kb region of plasmid pMEC2 and showed similarity to 23S rRNA methyltransferases in high-G+C Gram-positive bacteria.