Characterization of the novel plasmid-encoded MBL gene <i>bla</i>AFM-1, integrated into a <i>bla</i>IMP-45-bearing transposon Tn<i>6485e</i> in a carbapenem-resistant <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> clinical isolate

Abstract

The blaAFM-1 gene confers carbapenem resistance and has been captured in distinct species of non-fermenters. Co-carriage of blaAFM-1 and blaIMP-45 in an MDR transposon on a conjugative plasmid can be expected to promote further dissemination of blaMBLs.