Vegetable-Derived Carbapenemase-Producing High-Risk Klebsiella pneumoniae ST15 and Acinetobacter baumannii ST2 Clones in Japan: Coexistence of <i>bla</i> <sub>NDM-1</sub> , <i>bla</i> <sub>OXA-66</sub> , <i>bla</i> <sub>OXA-72</sub> , and an AbaR4-Like Resistance Island in the Same Sample
Ahmed M. Soliman, Hirofumi Nariya, Daiki Tanaka, Liansheng Yu, Junzo Hisatsune, Shizuo Kayama, Kohei Kondo, Motoyuki Sugai, Toshi Shimamoto, Toshi Shimamoto, Tadashi Shimamoto, Tadashi Shimamoto
Abstract
Carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria (CPGNB) cause severe health care-associated infections and constitute a major public health threat. Here, we investigated the genetic features of CPGNB isolated from fresh vegetable samples in Japan and found CPGNB, including Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii , with dissimilar carbapenemases.
Topics & Concepts
Acinetobacter baumanniiKlebsiella pneumoniaeMicrobiologyBiologyAcinetobacterKlebsiellaBacteriaNeisseriaceaeAntibioticsGeneEscherichia coliGeneticsPseudomonas aeruginosaAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaVibrio bacteria research studiesBacterial biofilms and quorum sensing