Genomic analysis of an extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST312 harbouring IncU plasmid-mediated blaKPC-2 isolated from ascitic fluid

Abstract

This is the first genomic report of the presence of the bla_KPC-2 gene carried by Pseudomonas in Southern Brazil and highlights the adaptability of bla_KPC-2 to different mobile elements. This draft genome might be useful for comparative genomic analyses to monitor the spread of plasmid-mediated bla_KPC in P. aeruginosa in Latin America.