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Table 5 Number of Lactobacillus strains carrying resistance genesa

From: Identification and antibiotic susceptibility of lactobacilli isolated from turkeys

Resistant gene →

tetL

tetM

tetW

ermB

ermC

lnuA

tetL+ tetM

tetL+ tetM + ermB

tetW + ermB

ermB + lnuA

cat

ant(6)-Ia (aadE)

lsaE

lsaE + ant(6)-Ia (aadE)

int-Tn (Tn916/Tn1545)

L. salivarius (n=22)

14

(64%)

12

(54.5%)

0

9

(41%)

4

(18%)

3

(14%)

12

(54.5%)

8

(36%)

0

2

(9%)

0

3

(14%)

3

(14%)

3

(14%)

3

(14%)

L. agilis (n=2)

2

(100%)

2

(100%)

0

1

(50%)

0

0

2

(100%)

1

(50%)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

L. saerimneri (n=3)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

L. johnsonii (n=6)

0

0

5

(83%)

2

(33%)

0

0

0

0

2

(33%)

0

0

0

0

0

0

L. crispatus (n=13)

4

(31%)

4

(31%)

8

(61.5%)

7

(54%)

0

0

4

(31%)

2

(15%)

4

(31%)

0

0

0

0

0

0

L. oris (n=5)

4

(80%)

0

4

(80%)

4

(80%)

0

5

(100%)

0

0

4

(80%)

4

(80%)

0

0

0

0

0

L. ingluviei (n=9)

1

(11%)

0

5

(55.5%)

5

(55.5%)

0

1

(11%)

0

0

5

(55.5%)

1

(11%)

6

(67%)

0

0

0

0

L. reuteri (n=2)

0

0

1

(50%)

0

0

2

(100%)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total: 62

25

(40%)

18

(29%)

23

(37%)

28

(45%)

4

(7%)

11

(18%)

18

(29%)

11

(18%)

15

(24%)

7

(11%)

6

(10%)

3

(5%)

3

(5%)

3

(5%)

3

(5%)

  1. a- none of the isolate contained the resistance genes: tetK, tetO, ermA, mefA/E, msrC, blaZ, mecA, aph(3’)-IIIa, aac(6’)-Ie-aph(2”)-Ia, aph(2”)-Ic, aph(2”)-Id, ant(4’)-Ia and aac(6’)-Ii