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. 2017 Oct;40(4):284-285.
Epub 2017 Oct 10.

Characterization of an IncL/M plasmid carrying blaOXA-48 in a Klebsiella pneumoniae strain from Italy

Paolo Gaibani  1 , Erika Scaltriti  2 , Chiara Benni  1 , Stefano Pongolini  2 , Simone Ambretti  1 , Maria Paola Landini  1   3   4 , PierLuigi Viale  5   3 , Maddalena Giannella  5   3 , Maria Carla Re  1   3
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  • PMID: 28994448
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Characterization of an IncL/M plasmid carrying blaOXA-48 in a Klebsiella pneumoniae strain from Italy

Paolo Gaibani et al. New Microbiol. 2017 Oct.
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Abstract

Here we report the complete nucleotide sequence of a 49.257-bp IncL/M conjugative plasmid (pRAY) carrying the blaOXA-48 gene collected from a Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical strain isolated in Italy. The genetic environment of pRAY plasmid revealed that the blaOXA-48 gene was located within a Tn1999.2 transposon. The pRAY plasmid differed from blaOXA-48-harboring IncL/M plasmids by genetic context and size. Comparative analysis demonstrated that pRAY plasmid lacked a region of ~15 kb carrying genes encoding proteins involved in pilus assembly and plasmid conjugative apparatus.

Keywords: Klebsiella pneumoniae; OXA-48; Plasmid.

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