Novel florfenicol and chloramphenicol resistance gene discovered in alaskan soil by using functional metagenomics

Kevin S. Lang, Janet M. Anderson, Stefan Schwarz, Lynn Williamson, Jo Handelsman, Randall S. Singer

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Abstract

Functional metagenomics was used to search for florfenicol resistance genes in libraries of cloned DNA isolated from Alaskan soil. A gene that mediated reduced susceptibility to florfenicol was identified and designated pexA. The predicted PexA protein showed a structure similar to that of efflux pumps of the major facilitator superfamily.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5321-5326
Number of pages6
JournalApplied and environmental microbiology
Volume76
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2010

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