Open AccessComplete Genome Sequences of Two Phage-Like Plasmids Carrying the CTX-M-15 Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Gene
Author(s) -
Anna Colavecchio,
Julie Jeukens,
Luca Freschi,
Jean-Guillaume Edmond Rheault,
Iréna Kukavica-Ibrulj,
Roger C. Lévesque,
Jeffrey T. LeJeune,
Lawrence Goodridge
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
genome announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2169-8287
DOI - 10.1128/genomea.00102-17
Subject(s) - plasmid , biology , bacteriophage , genetics , escherichia coli , gene , genome , salmonella , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria
Two similar phage-like plasmids carrying CTX-M-15 resistance cassettes were identified from two environmental Escherichia coli isolates. They demonstrate strong nucleotide sequence identity to the phage-like plasmid pECOH89 and Salmonella bacteriophage SSU5.
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