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Complete Genome Sequencing of Acinetobacter baumannii Strain K50 Discloses the Large Conjugative Plasmid pK50a Encoding Carbapenemase OXA-23 and Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase GES-11.

  • Wibberg D Genome Research of Industrial Microorganisms, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.
  • Salto IP IBBM (Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular), CCT-CONICET-La Plata, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina.
  • Eikmeyer FG von Laer Stiftung, Bielefeld, Germany.
  • Maus I Genome Research of Industrial Microorganisms, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.
  • Winkler A Genome Research of Industrial Microorganisms, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.
  • Nordmann P Emerging Antibiotic Resistance Unit, Medical and Molecular Microbiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Science, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.
  • Pühler A Genome Research of Industrial Microorganisms, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.
  • Poirel L Emerging Antibiotic Resistance Unit, Medical and Molecular Microbiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Science, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.
  • Schlüter A Genome Research of Industrial Microorganisms, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany aschluet@cebitec.uni-bielefeld.de.
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  • 2018-02-22
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  • Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. - 2018
Acinetobacter baumannii
antibiotic resistance
carbapenemase
conjugative transfer
β-lactamase
Acinetobacter baumannii
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacterial Proteins
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Plasmids
Whole Genome Sequencing
beta-Lactamases
English Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii strains appeared as serious emerging nosocomial pathogens in clinical environments and especially in intensive care units (ICUs). A. baumannii strain K50, recovered from a hospitalized patient in Kuwait, exhibited resistance to carbapenems and additionally to ciprofloxacin, chloramphenicol, sulfonamides, amikacin, and gentamicin. Genome sequencing revealed that the strain possesses two plasmids, pK50a (79.6 kb) and pK50b (9.5 kb), and a 3.75-Mb chromosome. A. baumannii K50 exhibits an average nucleotide identity (ANI) of 99.98% to the previously reported Iraqi clinical isolate AA-014, even though the latter strain lacked plasmid pK50a. Strain K50 belongs to sequence type 158 (ST158) (Pasteur scheme) and ST499 (Oxford scheme). Plasmid pK50a is a member of the Aci6 (replication group 6 [RG6]) group of Acinetobacter plasmids and carries a conjugative transfer module and two antibiotic resistance gene regions. The transposon Tn2008 carries the carbapenemase gene blaOXA-23, whereas a class 1 integron harbors the resistance genes blaGES-11, aacA4, dfrA7, qacEΔ1, and sul1, conferring resistance to all β-lactams and reduced susceptibility to carbapenems and resistance to aminoglycosides, trimethoprim, quaternary ammonium compounds, and sulfamethoxazole, respectively. The class 1 integron is flanked by MITEs (miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements) delimiting the element at its insertion site.
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