Novel small IncX3 plasmid carrying the bla

Authors :: Bruna, Fuga
Melina Lorraine, Ferreira
Louise Teixeira, Cerdeira
Paola Amaral, de Campos
Vinícius Lopes, Dias
Iara, Rossi
Luiz Gustavo, Machado
Nilton, Lincopan
Paulo Pinto, Gontijo-Filho
Rosineide Marques, Ribas
Source :: Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease. 96(2)
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: This study used whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and PFGE to analysis KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains from clinical specimens collected in Brazilian hospitals. The study identifies the emergence of a novel small IncX3 plasmid (pKPB11), 12,757-bp in length, in a high-risk K. pneumoniae ST11/CG258 lineage, a successful clonal group in Brazil, carrying the bla