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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, August 2008, p. 2915-2918, Vol. 52, No. 8
0066-4804/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AAC.00461-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Point Mutation in the Group B Streptococcal pbp2x Gene Conferring Decreased Susceptibility to β-Lactam Antibiotics{triangledown}

Samira Dahesh,1,{dagger} Mary E. Hensler,1,{dagger} Nina M. Van Sorge,1 Robert E. Gertz Jr.,3 Stephanie Schrag,3 Victor Nizet,1,2 and Bernard W. Beall3*

Division of Pharmacology and Drug Discovery, Department of Pediatrics,1 Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California,2 Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia3

Received 7 April 2008/ Returned for modification 27 May 2008/ Accepted 29 May 2008

Beta-lactam antibiotics (BLAs) are the first-line agents used against group B streptococci (GBS) infection. A clonal set of four independent, invasive GBS isolates with elevated MICs to BLAs were identified that shared a pbp2x mutation (Q557E) corresponding to a resistance-conferring pneumococcal mutation. BLA sensitivity was restored through allelic replacement or complementation with the wild-type pbp2x.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: CDC/NCIRD/DBD, 1600 Clifton Rd., NE, MS C02, Atlanta, GA 30333. Phone: (404) 639-1237. Fax: (404) 639-4215. E-mail: BBEALL{at}cdc.gov

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 9 June 2008.

{dagger} These authors contributed equally.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, August 2008, p. 2915-2918, Vol. 52, No. 8
0066-4804/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AAC.00461-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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