First description of an Escherichia coli strain producing NDM-1 carbapenemase in Spain

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Sep;55(9):4402-4. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00642-11. Epub 2011 Jul 5.

Abstract

A carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli strain (DVR22) was recovered from a stool specimen from a patient with traveler's diarrhea who had traveled to India. Molecular screening led to the first identification of NDM-1 in Spain. The bla(NDM-1) gene was located in a conjugative plasmid of ca. 300 kb that also contained the bla(CTX-M-15), bla(TEM-1), Δbla(DHA-1), and armA genes. In addition, bla(NDM-1) was preceded by an ISAba125 insertion element only found in Acinetobacter spp.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Escherichia coli / enzymology*
  • Escherichia coli / genetics
  • Escherichia coli / metabolism
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Plasmids / genetics
  • Spain
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics
  • beta-Lactamases / metabolism*

Substances

  • beta-Lactamases
  • beta-lactamase NDM-1