The differences between the expression levels of axe-txe genes in chloramphenicol-sensitive and penicillin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates

• Main Authors: Sri Indra Wahyuni Mohd Irmal,, Suresh Kumar Subbiah,, Vasantha Kumari Neela,, Niazlin Mohd Taib,, Azmiza Syawani Jasni,, Maha Abdullah,, Mohamad Khairil Radzali,, Rukman Awang Hamat,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15477/1/18.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15477/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol49num6_2020/contentsVol49num6_2020.html

Toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems are important regulatory modules in bacterial physiological functions. In this study, Axe-Txe TA system of 20 Enterococcus faecium clinical isolates was investigated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using self-designed primers. The functionality of this TA system in...