In:
Future Microbiology, Future Medicine Ltd, Vol. 12, No. 16 ( 2017-12), p. 1511-1522
Kurzfassung:
Aim: This study dealt with genomic characterization of type 1 IncC resistance plasmids, capable of spreading across taxonomic borders, from China. Materials & methods: p112298-tetA was sequenced and compared with type 1 IncC reference plasmid pR148 and two available sequenced type 1 IncC plasmids pHS36-NDM and pVAS3-1 from China. Results: These plasmids contained one or more exogenous resistance islands, which included the ARI-A islands, the ARI-B islands, the ISEcp1-bla CMY units and the bla KPC-2 region and were inserted at various sites in the IncC backbone and thus represented three distinct lineages. Conclusion: Complex rearrangement and homologous recombination events have occurred during evolution of p112298-tetA, making it significantly differ modularly from the other three plasmids with respect to both plasmid backbone and exogenous resistance regions.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
1746-0913
,
1746-0921
DOI:
10.2217/fmb-2017-0072
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Future Medicine Ltd
Publikationsdatum:
2017
SSG:
12
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