Characterization of pEncl-30969cz, a novel ColE1-like plasmid encoding VIM-1 carbapenemase, from an Enterobacter cloacae sequence type 92 isolate

A VIM-1-producing ST92 Enterobacter cloacae was isolated in a Czech hospital. blaVIM-1 was part of the class 1 integron In110 carried by a Tn1721-like transposon. Tn1721-like was located on a ColE1-like plasmid, pEncl-30969cz (33,003 bp). Target site duplications at the boundaries of Tn1721-like suggested its transposition into the pEncl-30969cz backbone.

Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - February 4, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Costas C. Papagiannitsis, Veronika Paskova, Katerina Chudejova, Matej Medvecky, Ibrahim Bitar, Vladislav Jakubu, Helena Zemlickova, Roman Jirsa, Jaroslav Hrabak Tags: Note Source Type: research