Complete nucleotide sequence of Klebsiella pneumoniae multidrug resistance plasmid pKP048, carrying blaKPC-2, blaDHA-1, qnrB4, and armA

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2010 Sep;54(9):3967-9. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00137-10. Epub 2010 Jun 14.

Abstract

The Klebsiella pneumoniae multidrug resistance plasmid pKP048 was completely sequenced. This plasmid carries several important resistance determinants, such as bla(KPC-2), bla(DHA-1), qnrB4, and armA, which confer resistance to carbapenems, cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones, and aminoglycosides, respectively. Analysis of the finished 151,188-bp sequence data revealed 163 putative genes, 108 of which were assigned functions such as replication, stable inheritance, antibiotic resistance, a mobile element, conjugal transfer, and a restriction-modification system, showing the strong phylogenetic mosaicism and plasticity of the plasmid.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aminoglycosides / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Base Sequence
  • Carbapenems / pharmacology
  • Cephalosporins / pharmacology
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Fluoroquinolones / pharmacology
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / drug effects*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / genetics*
  • Models, Genetic
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Plasmids / genetics*

Substances

  • Aminoglycosides
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Carbapenems
  • Cephalosporins
  • Fluoroquinolones

Associated data

  • GENBANK/FJ628167