Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Movable genetic elements and antibiotic resistance in enterococci.

D B Clewell1

  • 1Department of Biological and Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109.

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases : Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology
|February 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Enterococci use mobile genetic elements like plasmids and conjugative transposons for gene transfer. These elements spread traits such as drug resistance and hemolysin production among bacteria.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

A genetic determinant in Streptococcus gordonii Challis encodes a peptide with activity similar to that of enterococcal sex pheromone cAM373, which facilitates intergeneric DNA transfer.

Journal of bacteriology·2010
Same author

Quantitative real-time PCR detection of oral Enterococcus faecalis in humans.

Archives of oral biology·2005
Same author

Virulence, phenotype and genotype characteristics of endodontic Enterococcus spp.

Oral microbiology and immunology·2004
Same author

Prevalence, phenotype and genotype of oral enterococci.

Oral microbiology and immunology·2004
Same author

Indication of transposition of a mobile DNA element containing the vat(D) and erm(B) genes in Enterococcus faecium.

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy·2001
Same author

Completion of the nucleotide sequence of the Enterococcus faecalis conjugative virulence plasmid pAD1 and identification of a second transfer origin.

Plasmid·2001

Area of Science:

  • Microbiology
  • Bacterial Genetics
  • Horizontal Gene Transfer

Background:

  • Enterococci harbor mobile genetic elements facilitating gene transfer.
  • These elements contribute to the spread of important bacterial traits.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the diverse mobile genetic elements in enterococci.
  • To discuss their mechanisms of transfer and encoded functions.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on enterococcal genetic elements.
  • Analysis of plasmid and conjugative transposon systems.
  • Discussion of host range and transfer conditions.

Main Results:

  • Enterococcal plasmids show variable host ranges and transfer efficiencies (broth vs. solid surface).

Related Experiment Videos

  • Conjugative transposons are widespread, self-transmissible elements in enterococci.
  • Commonly transferred traits include drug resistance, hemolysin, and bacteriocin determinants.

    • Conclusions:

    • Enterococci utilize a variety of mobile genetic elements for dissemination.
    • These elements play a significant role in bacterial adaptation and evolution.