Characterization of a genomic Island carrying the tet(X4) gene in porcine Acinetobacter towneri co-harboring plasmid-borne blaNDM−1 and blaOXA−58 genes

Characterization of a genomic Island carrying the tet(X4) gene in porcine Acinetobacter towneri co-harboring plasmid-borne blaNDM−1 and blaOXA−58 genes

Tigecycline and carbapenems are last-resort antimicrobial agents to treat serious infections caused by multi-drug resistant bacterial pathogens. However, the co-occurrence of tigecycline and carbapenem resistance determinants challenges the clinical efficacy of these antimicrobial agents. In this st...

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Main Authors: Aijuan Li, Runhao Yu, Wenbo Zhao, Stefan Schwarz, Chenglong Li, Hong Yao, Xiang-Dang Du
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
tigecycline
carbapenem
resistance
tet(X4)
blaNDM−1
blaOXA−58
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.1002149/full

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