Open AccessCharacterization of Silver Resistance and Coexistence of sil Operon with Antibiotic Resistance Genes Among Gram-Negative Pathogens Isolated from Wound Samples by Using Whole-Genome Sequencing
Author(s) -
Haichen Wang,
Jia Li,
Changhang Min,
Fengjun Xia,
Mingxi Tang,
Jun Li,
Yongmei Hu,
Mingxiang Zou
Publication year - 2022
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.s358730
Subject(s) - operon , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , klebsiella pneumoniae , antibiotic resistance , gene , broth microdilution , plasmid , genetics , antibiotics , mutant , minimum inhibitory concentration , escherichia coli
Due to the extensive consumption of silver-containing compound, silver resistance spreads among gram-negative pathogens and is regarded as a great public problem. In this study, we investigated silver resistance mechanisms and antibiotic resistance genes co-harbored with sil operon among gram-negative pathogens isolated from wound samples.