Table 2. Antibiotic resistance genes identified in Levilactobacillus brevis KU15151 genome using RGI and ResFinder analyses

Tool Hit type Gene Associated resistance Sequence identity (%)
RGI Strict vanT gene in vanG cluster Glycopeptide 31.82
RGI Loose1) Escherichia coli EF-Tu mutants conferring resistance to kirromycin Elfamycin 70.59
RGI Loose Staphylococcus aureus rpoB mutants conferring resistance to rifampicin Rifamycin 70.49
ResFinder2) - Not detected - -
RGI, Resistance Gene Identifier; -, not applicable.
Loose hit with ≥70% sequence identity was considered putative antibiotic resistance genes.
ResFinder thresholds: ≥90% sequence identity and ≥60% minimum alignment length.