Genomic Characterization of Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae with Chromosomally Carried <i>bla</i> <sub>NDM-1</sub>

Noriko Sakamoto, Yukihiro Akeda, Yo Sugawara, Dan Takeuchi, Daisuke Motooka, Norihisa Yamamoto, Warawut Laolerd, Pitak Santanirand, Shigeyuki Hamada

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 2018 · 30 citations · 12 references

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We report here Klebsiella pneumoniae strains carrying chromosomal bla NDM-1 in Thailand. The genomes of these two isolates include a 160-kbp insertion containing bla NDM-1 , which is almost identical to that in the IncHI1B-like plasmid.

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