| Accession | ARO:3000236 |
| CARD Short Name | vanA_cluster |
| Definition | This inducible cluster confers high resistance to both vancomycin and teicoplanin by allowing restructuring of peptidoglycan precursors to end in D-Ala-D-Lac. The vanA gene cluster can be located either on plasmids or on the chromosome. Gene orientation: vanRSHAXYZ. |
| AMR Gene Family | glycopeptide resistance gene cluster |
| Drug Class | glycopeptide antibiotic |
| Resistance Mechanism | antibiotic target alteration |
| Classification | 8 ontology terms | Show + process or component of antibiotic biology or chemistry + mechanism of antibiotic resistance + antibiotic molecule + antibiotic target alteration [Resistance Mechanism] + determinant of antibiotic resistance + glycopeptide antibiotic [Drug Class] + restructuring of bacterial cell wall conferring antibiotic resistance + antibiotic resistance gene cluster, cassette, or operon |
| Parent Term(s) | 3 ontology terms | Show + glycopeptide resistance gene cluster [AMR Gene Family] + confers_resistance_to_antibiotic vancomycin [Antibiotic] + confers_resistance_to_antibiotic teicoplanin [Antibiotic] |
| Sub-Term(s) | 7 ontology terms | Show + vanA part_of + vanH gene in vanA cluster part_of + vanR gene in vanA cluster part_of + vanS gene in vanA cluster part_of + vanX gene in vanA cluster part_of + vanY gene in vanA cluster part_of + vanZ gene in vanA cluster part_of |
| Publications | Courvalin P. 2005. Clin Infect Dis 42(SUPPL 1): S25-S34. Vancomycin resistance in gram-positive cocci. (PMID 16323116) Arthur M, et al. 1993. J Bacteriol 175(1): 117-127. Characterization of Tn1546, a Tn3-related transposon conferring glycopeptide resistance by synthesis of depsipeptide peptidoglycan precursors in Enterococcus faecium BM4147. (PMID 8380148) Arthur M, et al. 1996. Mol. Microbiol. 21(1):33-44 Quantitative analysis of the metabolism of soluble cytoplasmic peptidoglycan precursors of glycopeptide-resistant enterococci. (PMID 8843432) |
Prevalence of glycopeptide resistance gene cluster VanA among the sequenced genomes, plasmids, and whole-genome shotgun assemblies available at NCBI or IslandViewer for 413 important pathogens (see methodological details and complete list of analyzed pathogens). Values reflect percentage of genomes, plasmids, genome islands, or whole-genome shotgun assemblies that have at least one hit to the AMR detection model. Default view includes percentages calculated based on Perfect plus Strict RGI hits. Select the checkbox to view percentages based on only Perfect matches to AMR reference sequences curated in CARD (note: this excludes resistance via mutation as references in protein variant models are often wild-type, sensitive sequences).
| Species | NCBI Chromosome | NCBI Plasmid | NCBI WGS | NCBI GI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No prevalence data | ||||
Model Name: glycopeptide resistance gene cluster VanA
Model Description:
Regulatory: vanR gene in vanA clustervanS gene in vanA cluster
Core: vanAvanH gene in vanA clustervanX gene in vanA cluster
Accessory: vanY gene in vanA clustervanZ gene in vanA cluster