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Table 2 Most commonly detected antibiotic resistance genes and associated antibiotic resistance phenotypes by time point

From: Longitudinal assessment of antibiotic resistance gene profiles in gut microbiomes of infants at risk of eczema

Antibiotic resistance profile and associated antibiotic resistance genes

Timepoint

W3

(n = 28)

No. (%)

M3

(n = 41)

No. (%)

M6

(n = 58)

No. (%)

M12

(n = 61)

No. (%)

Fosfomycin

fosA

27 (96.43%)

34 (82.93%)

47 (81.03%)

37 (60.66%)

Beta-lactam

blaZ

27 (96.43%)

16 (39.02%)

12 (20.69%)

8 (13.11%)

Tetracycline

tet(M)

20 (71.43%)

26 (63.41%)

35 (60.34%)

38 (62.30%)

Macrolide

mef(A)

19 (67.86%)

31 (75.61%)

46 (79.31%)

57 (93.44%)

Quinolone

oqxB

19 (67.86%)

24 (58.54%)

23 (39.66%)

14 (22.95%)

Quinolone

msr(D)

18 (64.29%)

28 (68.29%)

47 (81.03%)

53 (86.89%)

Macrolide

erm(B)

17 (60.71%)

26 (63.41%)

48 (82.76%)

54 (88.52%)

Macrolide

lsa(A)

17 (60.71%)

32 (78.05%)

29 (50%)

5 (8.20%)

Tetracycline

tet(W)

15 (53.57%)

31 (75.61%)

51 (87.93%)

50 (81.97%)

Aminoglycoside

aac(6′)-aph(2″)

15 (53.57%)

10 (24.39%)

21 (36.21%)

34 (55.74%)

  1. The number and percentage of subjects with the antibiotic resistance genes are shown