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A Novel Erythromycin Resistance Plasmid from Bacillus Sp. Strain HS24, Isolated from the Marine Sponge Haliclona Simulans

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Barbosa, T.
Phelan, R.
Leong, D.
Morrissey, J.
Adams, C.
Dobson, A.
O'Gara, Fergal
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2014
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Barbosa, T. and Phelan, R. and Leong, D. and Morrissey, J. and Adams, C. and Dobson, A. and O'Gara, F. 2014. A Novel Erythromycin Resistance Plasmid from Bacillus Sp. Strain HS24, Isolated from the Marine Sponge Haliclona Simulans. PLoS ONE. 9 (12): pp. 1-11.
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A better understanding of the origin and natural reservoirs of resistance determinants is fundamental to efficiently tackle antibiotic resistance. This paper reports the identification of a novel 5.8 kb erythromycin resistance plasmid, from Bacillus sp. HS24 isolated from the marine sponge Haliclona simulans. pBHS24B has a mosaic structure and carries the erythromycin resistance gene erm(T). This is the first report of an erythromycin resistance plasmid from a sponge associated bacteria and of the Erm(T) determinant in the genus Bacillus.