Discovery of bla(OXA-199), a chromosome-based bla(OXA-48)-like variant, in Shewanella xiamenensis

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 7; no. 10; p. e48280
• Main Author: Zong, Zhiyong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
• Subjects: Bacterial Proteins - genetics; Bacterial Proteins - metabolism; beta-Lactamases - genetics; beta-Lactamases - metabolism; Chromosomes, Bacterial - genetics; Enterobacteriaceae - genetics; Enterobacteriaceae - metabolism; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Shewanella - genetics; Shewanella - metabolism

bla(OXA-48) is a globally emerging carbapenemase-encoding gene. The progenitor of bla(OXA-48) appears to be a Shewanella species. The presence of the bla(OXA-48)-like gene was investigated for two Shewanella xiamenensis strains. Strain WCJ25 was recovered from post-surgical abdominal drainages, whil...