Open AccessNovel Genetic Structure Associated with an Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase bla VEB Gene in a Providencia stuartii Clinical Isolate from Algeria
Author(s) -
Daniel Aubert,
Thierry Naas,
MarieFrédérique Lartigue,
Patrice Nordmann
Publication year - 2005
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.49.8.3590-3592.2005
Subject(s) - providencia , ceftazidime , plasmid , biology , gene , genetics , pseudomonas aeruginosa , enterobacteriaceae , bacteria , escherichia coli
A ceftazidime-resistant Providencia stuartii isolate from Algeria harbored a ca. 160-kb conjugative plasmid that contained a truncated bla(VEB-1b) gene flanked by three 135-bp repeated elements. This work gives further evidence of the worldwide spread of bla(VEB) genes that are associated with genetic structures other than class 1 integrons.