Extensively drug-resistant Enterobacter ludwigii co-harbouring MCR-9 and a multicopy of blaIMP-1 in South Korea

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In this study, we describe an Enterobacter ludwigii clinical isolate that is resistant to both carbapenems and colistin in South Korea. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing revealed that E. ludwigii CRE2104-31 was non-susceptible to all tested antibiotics except fosfomycin. Whole genome sequencing identified a 323-kbp IncHI2 plasmid, pCRE2104-31a, that was co-harbouring mobile colistin resistance (mcr)-9.1 and blaIMP-1. In comparison with other full plasmids, pCRE2104-31a exhibited the closest similarity to a plasmid from the Klebsiella pneumoniae strain CNR48 from France, with 19.9% query coverage and 99% identity. Notably, we observed five tandem repeats of blaIMP-1 and aac(6')-Il genes, accompanied by multiple attCs within a class I integron on the Tn402-like transposon. The unit of blaIMP-1-attC-aac(6')-Il-attC might have accumulated due to multiple convergent events. In addition to mcr-9.1 and blaIMP-1, various other antibiotic resistance-associated genes were identified in the plasmid, as follows: blaTEM-1B, aph(3')-I, aph(3')-Ia, aac(6')-Il, aac(6')-IIc, aac(6')-IIa, aph(6)-Id, aph(3'')-Ib, aadA2b, aac(6')-Ib3, sul, dfrA19, qnrB2, aac(6')-Ib-cr, ere(A), and qacE. A conjugation assay showed that the mcr-9.1/blaIMP-1-co-bearing plasmid was self-transmissible to E. coli J53. However, colistin and carbapenem resistance could not be transferred to E. coli due to high incompatibility. The convergence of mcr and carbapenemase genes is thought to be host-dependent among Enterobacteriaceae. The emergence of extensively drug-resistant E. ludwigii co-harbouring MCR-9.1 and a multicopy of blaIMP-1 would pose a significant threat within the compatible Enterobacteriaceae.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

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Journal of global antimicrobial resistance - 36(2024) vom: 22. März, Seite 217-222

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Baek, Jin Yang [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Jinyoung [VerfasserIn]
Ko, Jae-Hoon [VerfasserIn]
Cho, Sun Young [VerfasserIn]
Huh, Kyungmin [VerfasserIn]
Chung, Doo Ryeon [VerfasserIn]
Peck, Kyong Ran [VerfasserIn]
Ko, Kwan Soo [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Cheol-In [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Colistin
Enterobacter
Journal Article
Mcr-9
Multicopy of bla(IMP-1)
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Date Completed 25.03.2024

Date Revised 25.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jgar.2023.12.015

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NLM366485792