<i>bla</i> <sub>KPC-2</sub> -Encoding IncP-6 Plasmids in Citrobacter freundii and Klebsiella variicola Strains from Hospital Sewage in Japan
Yusuke Ota, Isaac Prah, Yoko Nukui, Ryuji Koike, Ryoichi Saito
Abstract
via horizontal gene transfer in the hospital water environment. This indicates that serial monitoring for environmental bacteria possessing antimicrobial resistance may help us control the spread of infection and also lead to elucidating the evolution and transmission pathways of these bacteria.
Topics & Concepts
Citrobacter freundiiPlasmidBiologyKlebsiella pneumoniaeMicrobiologyRepliconHorizontal gene transferCitrobacterKlebsiellaGeneticsEnterobacteriaceaeGenomeGeneEscherichia coliAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts