Carbapenem Resistance in Acinetobacter nosocomialis and Acinetobacter junii Conferred by Acquisition of <i>bla</i> <sub>OXA-24/40</sub> and Genetic Characterization of the Transmission Mechanism between Acinetobacter Genomic Species
Cristina Lasarte-Monterrubio, Paula Guijarro-Sánchez, Alba Bellés Bellés, Juan Carlos Vázquez-Ucha, Jorge Arca-Suárez, Carlos Fernandez-Lozano, Germán Bou, Alejandro Beceiro
Abstract
Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the most relevant pathogens in terms of antibiotic resistance. The main resistance mechanisms are the carbapenem-hydrolyzing class D β-lactamases (CHDLs), especially OXA-23 and OXA-24/40.
Topics & Concepts
AcinetobacterBiologyMicrobiologyAcinetobacter baumanniiPlasmidCarbapenemMultilocus sequence typingHorizontal gene transferAntibiotic resistanceGeneticsGenomeGeneGenotypeBacteriaAntibioticsPseudomonas aeruginosaAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaVibrio bacteria research studiesBurkholderia infections and melioidosis