Research Article

A Genomic Snapshot of Antibiotic-ResistantEnterococcus faecalis within Public Hospital Environments in South Africa

Table 2

Genomic analysis of mobile genetic elements (MGEs).

Strain IDHospitalMLST (n = 15)Mobile genetic support
Plasmids (plasmid replicons) (n = 11)Intact prophage (n = 18)

1MPA1CentralST40pTEF3 (repUS13), pAD1 (rep9), pEF47 (rep6)Entero_phiFL1A
1MPA3CentralST40pTEF3 (repUS13), pAD1 (rep9), pEFC1 (rep6)Entero_phiFL1A
1MPD4CentralST16Entero_phiFL1A, Entero_EFC_1, Lactob_PLE2
1MPF1CentralST498pTEF3 (repUS13)Entero_phiFL3A
1MPF3CentralST498pTEF3 (repUS13), pAD1 (rep9), pEFC1 (rep6)Entero_phiFL3A, Entero_phiFL1A
1MPJ101CentralST40pTEF3 (repUS13), pAD1 (rep9), pEFC1 (rep6)Entero_phiFL1A
1MPK2CentralST40pTEF3 (repUS13), pAD1 (rep9), pEFC1 (rep6)Entero_phiFL1A
1MPK3CentralST40pTEF3 (repUS13), pAD1 (rep9), pEFC1 (rep6)Entero_phiFL1A
1MPK4CentralST40pTEF3 (repUS13), pAD1 (rep9), pEFC1 (rep6)Entero_phiFL1A
2MPJ104CentralST23pAD1 (rep9), pEF47 (rep6)Entero_phiFL3A, Entero_phiFL1A
3MPH1CentralST610pTEF2 (rep9)
3MPJ101CentralST258pTEF2 (rep9)Strept_9871
2UIJ104TertiaryST126pTEF2 (rep9), pAD1 (rep9)Entero_phiFL1A, Lactoc_98201
2UIK2TertiaryST126pTEF2 (rep9), pAD1 (rep9)Entero_phiFL1A, Lactoc_98201, Cronob_vB_CsaM
2UIK3TertiaryST21pTEF2 (rep9)Entero_vB_IME197, Lactoc_63301
2UPA3TertiaryST386pTEF3 (repUS13), pEFC1 (rep6)Entero_phiEf11
2UPC4TertiaryST386pTEF3 (repUS13), pEF47 (rep6)Entero_phiEf11
2UPF4TertiaryST314
2UPJ202TertiaryST386pTEF3 (repUS13), pEFC1 (rep6)Entero_phiEf11
3UIA2TertiaryST16Entero_EF62phi, Strept_phiARI0460_1
3UIC1TertiaryST16pTEF2 (rep9), pCF10 (rep9)Entero_phiEf11
3UIE2TertiaryST268Entero_phiFL1A
3UIJ202TertiaryST282pTEF2 (rep9), pAD1 (rep9)
3UPF3TertiaryST16Entero_EFC_1, Strept_phiARI0131_1, Strept_phiARI0460_1
3UPF4TertiaryST16Entero_phiFL1A, Entero_EFC_1, Strept_phiARI0460_1, Lactoc_PLgT_1
3UPH1TertiaryST23pEFC1 (rep6)Entero_phiFL3A
3UIC2TertiaryST16pTEF2 (rep9), pCF10 (rep9)Entero_phiFL1A, Entero_phiEf11
1CIB1RegionalST21pTEF2 (rep9)Entero_vB_IME197, Lactoc_63301
1CID1RegionalST21pTEF2 (rep9)Entero_vB_IME197, Lactob_PLE2
1CIH3RegionalST21pTEF2 (rep9)Entero_vB_IME197, Lactoc_63301, Stx2_c_1717
1CPK2RegionalST21pTEF2 (rep9)Entero_vB_IME197, Lactob_PLE2
1CPK3RegionalST126pTEF2 (rep9), pAD1 (rep9)Lactoc_98201
2CPF3RegionalST41pTEF3 (repUS13)Entero_vB_IME197, Lactob_PLE2
2CPH2RegionalST16Entero_phiFL1A
3CPH1RegionalST23Entero_phiFL3A, Entero_phiFL1A
2SIL2DistrictST922pk214 (rep7), pAD1 (rep9), pEFR (rep11)Entero_phiFL3A, Paenib_Xenia
2SPJ101DistrictST6pTEF3 (repUS13), pPD1 (rep9), pRE25 (rep2), pUB110 (repUS14), pKH7 (rep7)Entero_SANTOR1
2SPL2DistrictST314pTEF2 (rep9)Strept_9872

NB. All the isolates lacked integrons and associated gene cassettes.