Small IncQ1 and Col-like Plasmids Harboring bla KPC-2 and non-Tn4401 Elements (NTEKPC-IId) in High-Risk Lineages of Klebsiella pneumoniae CG258.

Small IncQ1 and Col-like Plasmids Harboring bla KPC-2 and non-Tn4401 Elements (NTEKPC-IId) in High-Risk Lineages of Klebsiella pneumoniae CG258.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2019 Jan 02;:
Authors: Cerdeira LT, Lam MMC, Wyres KL, Wick RR, Judd LM, Lopes R, Ribas RM, Morais MM, Holt KE, Lincopan N
Abstract
A retrospective genomic study led to the identification of two carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae isolates (KPN535 and KPC45) carrying bla KPC-2 genes on non-conjugative plasmids.….
PMID: 30602517 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy - January 2, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Cerdeira LT, Lam MMC, Wyres KL, Wick RR, Judd LM, Lopes R, Ribas RM, Morais MM, Holt KE, Lincopan N Tags: Antimicrob Agents Chemother Source Type: research