Description of a Rare Pyomelanin-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Strain Coharboring Chromosomal OXA-23 and NDM-1
Feng Zhao, Hai‐Yang Liu, Yue Yao, Linghong Zhang, Zhihui Zhou, Sebastián Leptihn, Yunsong Yu, Xiaoting Hua, Ying Fu
Abstract
A. baumannii strain with high level carbapenem resistance, which is of great threat for patients. These findings will provide important insights into the resistance gene transfer via transposition events and further spread in the clinic.
Topics & Concepts
Acinetobacter baumanniiBiologyMicrobiologyTransposable elementProphageStrain (injury)GeneticsPhenotypePlasmidChromosomeGeneGenomeEscherichia coliBacteriaBacteriophagePseudomonas aeruginosaAnatomyPlant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesBacteriophages and microbial interactionsGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies