Plasmid-mediated QnrS2 determinant in an Aeromonas caviae isolate recovered from a patient with diarrhoea

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2010 Jul;16(7):1005-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02958.x. Epub 2009 Oct 28.

Abstract

A qnrS2 gene was identified in an Aeromonas caviae isolate (MICs of ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin and ofloxacin >32 mg/L) from a stool sample collected from a patient with gastroenteritis. The analysis of the gyrA and parC genes revealed amino acid substitutions Ser83-Ile and Ser80-Thr, respectively. In addition, five out of 41 nalidixic acid-resistant Aeromonas isolates studied (26 identified as Aeromonas veronii bv sobria and 15 identified as A. caviae) showed ciprofloxacin resistance. The identification of plasmid-mediated qnr genes outside of the Enterobacteriaceae underlines a possible diffusion of these resistance determinants among Gram-negative rods. This emphasizes the importance of monitoring the emergence of these determinants as well as their dissemination among the Aeromonadaceae.

MeSH terms

  • Aeromonas caviae / drug effects*
  • Aeromonas caviae / genetics*
  • Aeromonas caviae / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Base Sequence
  • DNA Gyrase / genetics
  • DNA Gyrase / metabolism
  • DNA Topoisomerase IV / genetics
  • DNA Topoisomerase IV / metabolism
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Gastroenteritis / microbiology*
  • Genes, Bacterial
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Plasmids*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Quinolones / pharmacology*
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / analysis
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Quinolones
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • DNA Topoisomerase IV
  • DNA Gyrase