Gene_name | Experimentally Verified Resistance Gene Information |
Predicted Resistance Gene Information |
merB | BacMet ID: BAC0657Code for: Enzyme
Family: MerB familySequence: FASTA
Cross-database IDs: Link
Organism: Pseudomonas sp. K-62Location: Plasmid pMR26
Compound: Mercury (Hg), Phenylmercury Acetate [class: Organo-mercury], Methylmercury Acetate [class: Organo-mercury]Description: MerB, encodes the enzyme organomercural lyase that breaks the carbon-mercury bond in toxic substrates such as phenymercury acetate; in gram negative it is rare, need for organomercural resistance.
Length (amino acid): 212
Reference: Kiyono et al. 1997; Pubmed- 9168120
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merB | BacMet ID: BAC0658Code for: Enzyme
Family: MerB familySequence: FASTA
Cross-database IDs: Link
Organism: Staphylococcus aureusLocation: plasmid pI258
Compound: Mercury (Hg), Phenylmercury Acetate [class: Organo-mercury]Description: Cleaves the carbon-mercury bond of organomercurials such as phenylmercuric acetate. One product is Hg2+, which is subsequently detoxified by the mercuric reductase.
Length (amino acid): 216
Reference: Babich et al. 1991; Pubmed- 1954576, Laddaga et al. 1987; Pubmed- 3037534
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merB | BacMet ID: BAC0659Code for: Enzyme
Family: MerB familySequence: FASTA
Cross-database IDs: Link
Organism: Serratia marcescensLocation: Plasmid pDU1358
Compound: Mercury (Hg), Phenylmercury Acetate [class: Organo-mercury]Description: Cleaves the carbon-mercury bond of organomercurials such as phenylmercuric acetate. One product is Hg2+, which is subsequently detoxified by the mercuric reductase.
Length (amino acid): 212
Reference: Griffin et al. 1987; Pubmed- 3033633,
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merB | BacMet ID: BAC0660Code for: Enzyme
Family: MerB familySequence: FASTA
Cross-database IDs: Link
Organism: Pseudomonas stutzeriLocation: Plasmid pPB
Compound: Mercury (Hg)Description: MerB, encodes the enzyme organomercural lyase that breaks the carbon-mercury bond in toxic substrates such as phenymercury acetate; in gram negative it is rare, need for organomercural resistance.
Length (amino acid): 219
Reference: Reniero et al. 1995; Pubmed- 8529897, Reniero et al. 1998; Pubmed- 9479042
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merB1 | BacMet ID: BAC0654Code for: Enzyme
Family: MerB familySequence: FASTA
Cross-database IDs: Link
Organism: Bacillus sp. (strain RC607)Location: Chromosome
Compound: Mercury (Hg), Phenylmercury Acetate [class: Organo-mercury]Description: MerB of the first mer operon. MerB1, encodes the enzyme organomercural lyase that breaks the carbon-mercury bond in toxic substrates such as phenymercury acetate; in gram negative it is rare, need for organomercural resistance.
Length (amino acid): 218
Reference: Gupta et al. 1999; Pubmed- 10559175
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Similar resistance genes in 'BacMet Predicted database' |
merB1 | BacMet ID: BAC0663Code for: Enzyme
Family: MerB familySequence: FASTA
Cross-database IDs: Link
Organism: Bacillus megaterium MB1Location: Chromosome, Transposon TnMERI1
Compound: Mercury (Hg), Fluorescein mercuric acetate [class: Organo-mercury], p-chloro-mercuribenzoic acid [class: Organo-mercury], Phenylmercury Acetate [class: Organo-mercury]Description: Fragment of merB1. Organomercurial lyase merB (merB1) is part of the first mer operon of the transposon TnMERI1 of Bacillus megaterium MB1.
Length (amino acid): 214
Reference: Huang et al. 1999; Pubmed- 10548738
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Similar resistance genes in 'BacMet Predicted database' |
merB2 | BacMet ID: BAC0655Code for: Enzyme
Family: MerB familySequence: FASTA
Cross-database IDs: Link
Organism: Bacillus sp. (strain RC607)Location: Chromosome
Compound: Mercury (Hg), Phenylmercury Acetate [class: Organo-mercury]Description: MerB of the second mer operon. MerB2, encodes the enzyme organomercural lyase that breaks the carbon-mercury bond in toxic substrates such as phenymercury acetate; in gram negative it is rare, need for organomercural resistance.
Length (amino acid): 209
Reference: Gupta et al. 1999; Pubmed- 10559175
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Similar resistance genes in 'BacMet Predicted database' |
merB2 | BacMet ID: BAC0661Code for: Enzyme
Family: MerB familySequence: FASTA
Cross-database IDs: Link
Organism: Bacillus megaterium MB1Location: Chromosome, Transposon TnMERI1
Compound: Mercury (Hg), Fluorescein mercuric acetate [class: Organo-mercury], p-chloro-mercuribenzoic acid [class: Organo-mercury], Phenylmercury Acetate [class: Organo-mercury]Description: Organomercurial lyase merB (merB2) is part of the second mer operon of the transposon TnMERI1 of Bacillus megaterium MB1. This second MerB (MerB2: organomercurial lyse) contributes to confer resistance to a wide range of organomercuric compounds than presence of one merB.
Length (amino acid): 209
Reference: Huang et al. 1999; Pubmed- 10548738
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Similar resistance genes in 'BacMet Predicted database' |
merB3 | BacMet ID: BAC0656Code for: Enzyme
Family: MerB familySequence: FASTA
Cross-database IDs: Link
Organism: Bacillus sp. (strain RC607)Location: Chromosome
Compound: Mercury (Hg), Phenylmercury Acetate [class: Organo-mercury]Description: MerB of the third mer operon. MerB3, encodes the enzyme organomercural lyase that breaks the carbon-mercury bond in toxic substrates such as phenymercury acetate; in gram negative it is rare, need for organomercural resistance.
Length (amino acid): 218
Reference: Gupta et al. 1999; Pubmed- 10559175
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Similar resistance genes in 'BacMet Predicted database' |
merB3 | BacMet ID: BAC0662Code for: Enzyme
Family: MerB familySequence: FASTA
Cross-database IDs: Link
Organism: Bacillus megaterium MB1Location: Chromosome, Transposon TnMERI1
Compound: Mercury (Hg), Fluorescein mercuric acetate [class: Organo-mercury], p-chloro-mercuribenzoic acid [class: Organo-mercury], Phenylmercury Acetate [class: Organo-mercury], Thimerosal [class: Organo-mercury], Methylmercury chloride [class: Organo-mercury], Ethylmercury chloride [class: Organo-mercury]Description: Organomercurial lyase merB (merB2) is part of the second mer operon of the transposon TnMERI1 of Bacillus megaterium MB1. This third MerB (MerB3: organomercurial lyse) contributes to confer resistance to a wide range of organomercuric compounds than presence of one merB.
Length (amino acid): 242
Reference: Huang et al. 1999; Pubmed- 10548738
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Similar resistance genes in 'BacMet Predicted database' |