Table 3

Putative and known antimicrobial drug and heavy metal resistance genes in the S. maltophilia K279a genome sequence

Substrate
Gene
Putative gene product

Aminoglycoside
Smlt0191
Putative aminoglycoside phosphotransferase
Aminoglycoside
Smlt1669
Putative aminoglycoside 2' N-acetyltransferase
Aminoglycoside
Smlt2120
Known aminoglycoside 3' phosphotransferase
Streptomycin
Smlt2336
Putative streptomycin 3" phosphotransferase/kinase
Aminoglycoside
Smlt3615
Known aminoglycoside 6'N acetyltransferase
Spectinomycin
Smlt2125/spcN
Putative spectinomycin phosphotransferase
Chloramphenicol
Smlt0620/cat
Putative chloramphenicol acetyltransferase
Fluoroquinolone
Smlt1071/qnrB
Putative quinolone resistance protein
Macrolides
Smlt0032
Putative MFS-type tripartite efflux transporter
Macrolides
Smlt1537-9
Putative ABC-type tripartite efflux transporter
Macrolides
Smlt2642-3
Putative ABC efflux transporter and MFP
Multidrug
Smlt1528-30/emrA,emrB
Putative MFS-type tripartite efflux transporter
Multidrug
Smlt1830-31;33/smeVWX
Putative RND-type tripartite efflux transporter
Multidrug
Smlt2201-2/smeYZ
Putative RND-type efflux protein and MFP
Multidrug
Smlt2796-8
Multidrug/fusaric acid resistance protein
Multidrug
Smlt3170-1/smeGH
Putative RND-type efflux protein and MFP
Multidrug
Smlt3787-78/smeMN
Putative RND-type efflux protein and MFP
Multidrug
Smlt3924-25/smeOP
Putative RND-type efflux protein and MFP
Multidrug
Smlt4072-74/smeDEF
Known RND-type tripartite efflux protein
Multidrug
Smlt4279-81/smeJKL
Putative RND-type tripartite efflux proteins and MFP
Multidrug
Smlt4474-76/smeABC
Known RND-type tripartite efflux protein
Beta-lactams
blaL1
Known Beta-lactamase - L1
Beta-lactams
blaL2
Known Beta-lactamase - L2
Kasuagamycin
ksgA
Putative kasuagamycin resistance protein
Organic solvents
ostA
Organic solvent tolerance protein
Peroxide
ohrA
Organic hydroperoxide
Mercury
merRTPA
Mercury resistance
Copper
copLABMGCDF Smlt2445/Smlt2443 copL2A2B2 copCD
Copper resistance
Arsenic
arsRCHR2C2B Smlt2420
Arsenic resistance

Crossman et al. Genome Biology 2008 9:R74   doi:10.1186/gb-2008-9-4-r74