Transposons Carrying the aacC2e Aminoglycoside and blaTEM Beta-Lactam Resistance Genes in Acinetobacter.
Microb Drug Resist
; 30(6): 273-278, 2024 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
This study examines the genetic contexts and evolutionary steps responsible for the formation of the widely spread transposon Tn6925 carrying blaTEM and aacC2e, which confers resistance to beta-lactam and aminoglycoside antibiotics in Gram-negative bacteria. The blaTEM-1 and aacC2e genes were found in several transposons. They were first observed within an IS26 bounded 3.7 kb transposon (Tn6925) on several Acinetobacter baumannii plasmids located within a 4.7 kb dif module. Truncated and expanded variations of Tn6925 were found across other A. baumannii plasmids, as well as in other Gram-negative bacteria (including Vibrio cholerae). Moreover, blaTEM-1 and aacC2e were in much larger resistance-heavy transposons including the ISAba1-bounded 24.6 kb (here called Tn6927), found in an A. baumannii chromosome. A novel ISKpn12-bounded transposon was also observed to contain blaTEM and aacC2e which was found interrupting Tn5393 along with an IS26 pseudo-compound transposon to form a 24.9 kb resistance island in an Acinetobacter pittii plasmid. Multiple mobile genetic elements are involved in the formation of transposon structures that circulate blaTEM and aacC2e. Among these, IS26 and ISAba1 appear to have played a major role in the formation and spread of these elements in the Acinetobacter species.
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Plásmidos
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Elementos Transponibles de ADN
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Acinetobacter baumannii
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Aminoglicósidos
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Antibacterianos
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Microb Drug Resist
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MICROBIOLOGIA
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TERAPIA POR MEDICAMENTOS
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Australia
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos