Comparative genomics of the rmtB-carrying IncI1 ST136 plasmids in avian escherichia coli isolates from chickens in China

Complete sequence of rmtB-carrying IncI1 ST136 plasmid.Plasmid pEC008 harbored the blaTEM-1, rmtB, aacC2, tetA, folR, strAB genes, as well as a class 1 integron cassette array (|dfrA12|orfF|aadA2|), which were interspersed with different mobile elements, including Tn2, Tn1721, Tn1722, Tn5393, ISCfr1, IS5057, ISCR1, and ISCR2, and three copies of IS26. The MRR of pEC008 may have resulted from the acquisition of the Tn1722 transposition in the plasmid backbone.
Source: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research