CfxA

Accession ARO:3003001
CARD Short NameCfxA
DefinitionCfxA beta-lactamase is a class A beta-lactamase found in Bacteroides vulgatus.
AMR Gene FamilyCfxA beta-lactamase
Drug Classoxacephem, cephamycin
Resistance Mechanismantibiotic inactivation
Classification14 ontology terms | Show
Parent Term(s)5 ontology terms | Show
+ CfxA beta-lactamase [AMR Gene Family]
+ confers_resistance_to_antibiotic cefoxitin [Antibiotic]
+ confers_resistance_to_antibiotic cefmetazole [Antibiotic]
+ confers_resistance_to_antibiotic cefotetan [Antibiotic]
+ confers_resistance_to_antibiotic flomoxef [Antibiotic]
Publications

Parker AC, et al. 1993. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 37(5): 1028-1036. Genetic and biochemical analysis of a novel Ambler class A beta-lactamase responsible for cefoxitin resistance in Bacteroides species. (PMID 8517690)

Resistomes

Prevalence of CfxA 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).

Prevalence: protein homolog model

SpeciesNCBI ChromosomeNCBI PlasmidNCBI WGSNCBI GI
No prevalence data


Detection Models

Model Type: protein homolog model

Model Definition: Protein Homolog Models (PHM) detect protein sequences based on their similarity to a curated reference sequence, using curated BLASTP bitscore cut-offs. Protein Homolog Models apply to all genes that confer resistance through their presence in an organism, such as the presence of a beta-lactamase gene on a plasmid. PHMs include a reference sequence and a bitscore cut-off for detection using BLASTP. A Perfect RGI match is 100% identical to the reference protein sequence along its entire length, a Strict RGI match is not identical but the bit-score of the matched sequence is greater than the curated BLASTP bit-score cutoff, Loose RGI matches have a bit-score less than the curated BLASTP bit-score cut-off.

Bit-score Cut-off (blastP): 600


>gb|AAB17891.1|+|CfxA [Phocaeicola vulgatus]
MEKNRKKQIVVLSIALVCIFILVFSLFHKSATKDSANPPLTNVLTDSISQIVSACPGEIGVAVIVNNRDTVKVNNKSVYPMMSVFKVHQA
LALCNDFDNKGISLDTLVNINRDKLDPKTWSPMLKDYSGPVISLTVRDLLRYTLTQSDNNASNLMFKDMVNVAQTDSFIATLIPRSSFQI
AYTEEEMSADHNKAYSNYTSPLGAAMLMNRLFTEGLIDDEKQSFIKNTLKECKTGVDRIAAPLLDKEGVVIAHKTGSGYVNENGVLAAHN
DVAYICLPNNISYTLAVFVKDFKGNKSQASQYVAHISAVVYSLLMQTSVKS


>gb|U38243.1|+|150-1115|CfxA [Phocaeicola vulgatus]
ATGGAAAAAAACAGAAAAAAACAAATCGTAGTTTTGAGTATAGCTTTAGTTTGCATTTTCATCTTGGTATTTTCATTGTTCCATAAATCA
GCGACAAAAGATAGCGCAAATCCTCCTTTAACAAATGTTTTGACTGATAGCATTTCTCAAATTGTCTCAGCTTGTCCTGGCGAAATTGGT
GTGGCGGTTATTGTTAATAACAGAGATACGGTTAAGGTCAATAATAAGAGTGTTTATCCTATGATGAGTGTGTTTAAGGTTCATCAGGCA
TTAGCTCTTTGTAATGACTTTGACAATAAAGGAATTTCACTTGATACCTTAGTAAATATAAATAGGGATAAACTTGACCCAAAGACTTGG
AGTCCTATGCTGAAAGATTATTCAGGGCCAGTCATATCATTGACAGTGAGAGATTTGCTGCGTTATACTCTTACTCAGAGTGACAACAAT
GCAAGCAACCTTATGTTTAAGGATATGGTTAATGTCGCTCAAACAGATAGTTTTATAGCCACACTCATTCCTCGTTCAAGTTTTCAGATA
GCTTATACGGAAGAGGAAATGTCGGCTGACCATAACAAGGCTTACTCTAACTATACATCTCCTCTTGGTGCTGCAATGTTGATGAATCGT
TTGTTTACTGAAGGTCTTATCGATGATGAGAAACAAAGTTTCATTAAGAATACGTTAAAAGAATGCAAAACAGGTGTAGATAGGATAGCA
GCTCCACTTCTTGATAAAGAAGGGGTTGTTATAGCGCATAAGACAGGTTCAGGTTATGTTAATGAAAATGGTGTTCTTGCAGCTCACAAT
GATGTTGCCTATATATGTCTGCCTAATAATATCAGTTATACCTTAGCGGTATTTGTTAAGGATTTCAAGGGAAATAAATCACAAGCGTCA
CAATATGTTGCGCATATATCAGCTGTAGTATATTCTTTATTAATGCAAACTTCAGTAAAATCTTAA