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Emergence of IncX4 plasmids encoding mcr-1 in a clinical isolate of Klebsiella pneumoniae in Japan.
- Source :
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International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases [Int J Infect Dis] 2018 Oct; Vol. 75, pp. 98-100. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Aug 24. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- The mcr-1 gene encodes a phosphoethanolamine transferase that confers resistance to colistin by transferring phosphoethanolamine to lipid A. A 33-kb IncX4 plasmid harboring mcr-1 was detected in a Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate and two Escherichia coli isolates, and a 66-kb IncI2 plasmid was detected in three E. coli isolates in hospitals in Okinawa, Japan.<br /> (Copyright © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology
Colistin pharmacology
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Escherichia coli enzymology
Escherichia coli genetics
Escherichia coli isolation & purification
Escherichia coli Proteins genetics
Escherichia coli Proteins metabolism
Humans
Japan
Klebsiella Infections microbiology
Klebsiella pneumoniae drug effects
Klebsiella pneumoniae enzymology
Klebsiella pneumoniae genetics
Methyltransferases genetics
Plasmids metabolism
Klebsiella pneumoniae isolation & purification
Methyltransferases metabolism
Plasmids genetics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1878-3511
- Volume :
- 75
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30149089
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2018.08.011