Volume 24, Number 4—April 2018
Research
Cooperative Recognition of Internationally Disseminated Ceftriaxone-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae Strain
Table 2
PenA types identified in ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains*
PenA type | Strain ID | Amino acid position in PenA protein (2,18) |
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34711111222222222223333333333333333333333333344444444444444444444555555555555555555 51000467000013678891112222223333444445777788800011134456666677888001111344455555677 01403123440295811263467890125123563467836914702384882356903146251367323602367756 ↑ ↑ ↑ | ||
0 | M32091 | MCAKDDVNYGEDQQAADRRAIVAGTDLNERLQPSPR.SRGAEFEITLNRRPAVLQIFESRENPTTAFANVAAHGGAPPKII.A |
37 | H041 | ....E.ASHAGEE..VEKQVMPS.V.TTDTFL.ATQ.TMTPK.DVSV.K..VEVKVIA.KKEASI.LVY...N.ST.VQVVNV |
42 | F89 | ....E.ASHAGEE..VEKQ.MTS.V.ATDTFLSATQ.TMTPK.DV..S.QKVEVKVIA.KKEA..PLVY...N.S........ |
60 | FC428/ FC460/ A7536/ A7846/ 47707 | ...................VMTS.V.PTDTFL.ATQ.TMTPK.DV..S.QKVEVKVIA.KKEASI.LVY...N.ST.VQVVNV |
64 | A8806 | ....E.ASHAGEE......VMTS.V.PTDTFL.ATQ.TMTPK.DV..S.QKVEVKVIA.KKEASI.LVY...N.ST.VQVVNV |
*Arrows indicate key amino acid positions associated with high level β-lactam resistance. PenA, penicillin-binding protein 2.
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