Detection of a Streptomycin/Spectinomycin Adenylyltransferase Gene ( aadA ) in Enterococcus faecalis

Genes encoding streptomycin/spectinomycin adenylyltransferases [ANT(3")(9)] have been reported to exist in gram-negative organisms and Staphylococcus aureus . During a study of high-level aminoglycoside resistance in enterococci, we encountered an isolate of Enterococcus faecalis that was strepto…