Emergence of the 16S rRNA Methylase RmtG in an Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing and Colistin-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolate in Chile | Zendy

Laurent Poirel | Zendy; Jaime Labarca | Zendy; Helia BelloToledo | Zendy; María Luisa Rioseco | Zendy; Sandrine Bernabeu | Zendy; Patrice Nordmann | Zendy

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Emergence of the 16S rRNA Methylase RmtG in an Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing and Colistin-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolate in Chile

Author(s) -

Laurent Poirel,

Jaime Labarca,

Helia BelloToledo,

María Luisa Rioseco,

Sandrine Bernabeu,

Patrice Nordmann

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07

H-Index - 259

eISSN - 1070-6283

pISSN - 0066-4804

DOI - 10.1128/aac.02059-13

Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , colistin , microbiology and biotechnology , 16s ribosomal rna , biology , klebsiella , methyltransferase , enterobacteriaceae , bacteria , antibiotics , escherichia coli , genetics , gene , methylation

While carbapenemases are disseminating worldwide in Enterobacteriaceae, and particularly in Escherichia and Klebsiella pneumoniae ([1][1]), therapeutic options increasingly rely on very few choices ([2][2]). Although colistin and tigecycline are now considered last-resort antibiotics for treating

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