Open AccessCharacterization of Plasmid Co-Harboring NDM-1 and SHV-12 from a Multidrug-Resistant Citrobacter freundii Strain ZT01-0079 in China
Author(s) -
Tingyan Zhang,
Yanfeng Lin,
Peihan Li,
Zhonghong Li,
Xiong Liu,
Jinhui Li,
Lizhong Li,
Kaiying Wang,
Zhongdong Liu,
Peng Li,
Lanfen Lu,
Hongyan Wang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s301736
Subject(s) - citrobacter freundii , plasmid , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , multiple drug resistance , gene , whole genome sequencing , strain (injury) , enterobacteriaceae , genome , drug resistance , genetics , escherichia coli , anatomy
The emergence of multidrug-resistant Citrobacter freundii poses daunting challenges to the treatment of clinical infections. The purpose of this study was to characterize the genome of a C. freundii strain with an IncX3 plasmid encoding both the bla NDM-1 and bla SHV-12 genes.