A Novel Gene Cassette, aacA43, in a Plasmid-Borne Class 1 Integron

作者:Partridge Sally R*; Thomas Lee C; Ginn Andrew N; Wiklendt Agnieszka M; Kyme Pierre; Iredell Jonathan R
来源:Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2011, 55(6): 2979-2982.
DOI:10.1128/AAC.01582-10

摘要

A novel gene cassette, aacA43, was identified in the aadB-aacA43-oxa10-smr2 cassette array in a class 1 integron. Like related aminoglycoside-(6')-acetyltransferases, AacA43 confers clinically relevant resistance to kanamycin, tobramycin, and some less-used aminoglycosides but not to gentamicin. Although transferable on an IncL/M plasmid, aacA43 was identified in only two different Klebsiella pneumoniae strains (14 isolates), one Escherichia coli strain (2 isolates), and one Enterobacter cloacae strain in a survey of patients in a Sydney intensive care unit in 2004-2005.

  • 出版日期2011-6