Intracellular Transposition and Capture of Mobile Genetic Elements following Intercellular Conjugation of Multidrug Resistance Conjugative Plasmids from Clinical <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> Isolates
Supathep Tansirichaiya, Richard N. Goodman, Xinyu Guo, Issra Bulgasim, Ørjan Samuelsen, Mohammed Al‐Haroni, Adam P. Roberts
Abstract
By analyzing transposition activity within our MGE-free recipient, we can gain insights into the interaction and evolution of multidrug resistance-conferring MGEs following conjugation, including the movement of multiple ISs, the formation of composite transposons, and cointegration and/or recombination between different replicons in the same cell. This combination of recipient and entrapment vector will allow fine-scale experimental studies of factors affecting intracellular transposition and MGE formation in and from ARG-encoding MGEs from multiple species of clinically relevant Enterobacteriaceae .
Topics & Concepts
Transposition (logic)Mobile genetic elementsPlasmidEnterobacteriaceaeIntracellularMultiple drug resistanceBiologyMicrobiologyGeneticsDrug resistanceGeneEscherichia coliComputer scienceArtificial intelligenceAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaEnterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter ResearchBacteriophages and microbial interactions