Coexistence of the bla_NDM-1-carrying plasmid pWLK-NDM and the bla_KPC-2-carrying plasmid pWLK-KPC in a Raoultella ornithinolytica isolate.

ABSTRACT: To date, bla_NDM and bla_KPC genes have been found predominantly in clinical settings around the world. In contrast, bacteria harbouring these two genes from natural environments are relatively less well studied compared to those found in clinical settings. In this study, a carbapenem-resistant Raoultella ornithinolytica strain, WLK218, was isolated from urban river sediment in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, China. This isolate was subjected to PCR and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. PCR results showed that this isolate was positive for both the bla_NDM-1 and bla_KPC-2 genes. The antimicrobial susceptibility testing results showed that this isolate exhibited resistance or intermediate resistance to all the antibiotics tested except for strepto

SUBMITTER: Dang B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7012882 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature