Pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from different clones and regions in Mexico have a similar plasmid carrying the bla_OXA-72 gene.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is a common hospital-acquired pathogen. The increase in antibiotic resistance is commonly due to the acquisition of mobile genetic elements carrying antibiotic resistance genes. To comprehend this, we analyzed the resistome and virulome of Mexican A. baumannii multidrug-resistant isolates.

Methods

Six clinical strains of A. baumannii from three Mexican hospitals were sequenced using the Illumina platform, the genomes were assembled with SPAdes and annotated with Prokka. Plasmid SPAdes and MobRecon were used to identify the potential plasmid sequences. Sequence Type (ST) assignation under the MLST Oxford scheme was performed using the PubMLST database. Homologous gene search for known virulent factors

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Vazquez JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10773864 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature