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Table 2 Macrolide resistance genotypes of 295 isolates of erythromycin-resistant S. pyogenes , indicating the phenotypes and emm /T types detected

From: Molecular epidemiology, antimicrobial susceptibilities and resistance mechanisms of Streptococcus pyogenes isolates resistant to erythromycin and tetracycline in Spain (1994–2006)

Macrolide resistance genotype

No. of isolates

Phenotypea

emm/T typesa

(%)

cMLSB

iMLSB

M

erm(B)

14 (4.7)

14

-

-

emm6T6 (1b), emm11T11 (5b)

emm28T28 (6c), emm71TNT (1)

emm78T11 (1)

erm(B)/erm(A)

1 (0.3)

1

-

-

emm12T12

erm(B)/ msr(D)

5 (1.7)

5

-

-

emm11T11 (1b), emm28T28 (3)

emm88T28 (1)

erm(B)/mef(A)

21 (7.1)

20

-

1

emm4T4 (1), emm28T28 (18)

emm28TNT(1), emm75T25 (1)

erm(B)/ msr(D)/mef(A)

33 (11.2)

8

-

25

emm1T1 (1), emm2T2 (1)

emm4T4 (14), emm6T6 (2)

emm11T11 (2b), emm12T12 (4)

emm28T28 (4), emm75T25 (4)

emm84T25 (1)

erm(B)/ msr(D)/ erm(A)

2 (0.7)

2

-

-

emm11T11 (2b)

erm(B)/ erm(A)/mef(A)

7 (2.4)

5

2

-

emm11T11 (1b), emm28T28 (4)

emm77T28 (1b), emm83TNT (1b)

erm(B)/ msr(D)/mef(A)/ erm(A)

27 (9.2)

2

1

24

emm1T1 (1), emm4T4 (3)

emm11T11 (1), emm12T12 (3)

emm75T25 (14),emm81TB3264(1)

emm84T25 (4)

erm(A)/mef(A)

6 (2.0)

1

1

4

emm2T2 (3), emm28T28 (2)

emm77T28 (1b)

erm(A)

2 (0.7)

-

2

-

emm3T3/13 (1), emm22T12 (1)

erm(A)/ msr(D)

3 (1.0)

-

2

1

emm22T12 (2), emm75T25 (1)

msr(D)

1 (0.3)

-

-

1

emm3T3 (1)

msr(D)/mef(A)

112 (38.0)

-

-

112

emm1T1 (6), emm4T4 (62),

emm6T6 (26), emm12T12 (10)

emm28T28 (1), emm75T25 (6)

emm84T25 (1)

msr(D)/mef(A)/ erm(A)

58 (19.7)

-

-

58

emm1T1 (1), emm4T4 (36)

emm12T12 (2), emm12TNT (1)

emm44T5/27/44 (1), emm75T25 (17)

None gene

3 (1.0)

2

-

1

emm1T1 (1), emm28T28 (1)

emm28TNT (1)

Total

295 (100)

60

8

227

 
  1. aNo. of GAS isolates. bAll isolates were also resistant to tetracycline, showing co-resistance to both erythromycin and tetracycline. cOne isolate showed co-resistance to both erythromycin and tetracycline.