Isolation and Genomic Characterization of Schaalia turicensis from a Patient with Gonococcal Urethritis, Thailand
Issued Date
2024-08-01
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ISSN
03438651
eISSN
14320991
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85195972930
Journal Title
Current Microbiology
Volume
81
Issue
8
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Current Microbiology Vol.81 No.8 (2024)
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Nokchan N., Wongsurawat T., Jenjaroenpun P., Nitayanon P., Saechan C., Thirakittiwatthana W., Tribuddharat C. Isolation and Genomic Characterization of Schaalia turicensis from a Patient with Gonococcal Urethritis, Thailand. Current Microbiology Vol.81 No.8 (2024). doi:10.1007/s00284-024-03756-z Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/98897
Title
Isolation and Genomic Characterization of Schaalia turicensis from a Patient with Gonococcal Urethritis, Thailand
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Abstract
Schaalia turicensis is facultative anaerobic Gram-positive bacillus that commonly inhabits the oropharynx, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary tract of healthy individuals. This organism has been co-isolated with Neisseria gonorrhoeae from 15-year-old Thai male patient with gonococcal urethritis in Bangkok, Thailand. In this study, we characterized the class 1 integron in S. turicensis isolate using whole-genome sequencing and bioinformatics analysis. Sequencing analysis confirmed the presence of an imperfect class 1 integron located on chromosome and a novel 24.5-kb-long composite transposon, named Tn7083. The transposon Tn7083 carried genes encoding chloramphenicol resistance (cmx), sulfonamide resistance (sul1), and aminoglycoside resistance [aph(6)-Id (strB), aph(3ʹʹ)-Ib (strA), aph(3ʹ)-Ia].