Insertion sequence IS18 mediates overexpression of blaOXA-257 in a carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter bereziniae isolate

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2014 Jan;69(1):270-1. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkt313. Epub 2013 Aug 9.

Authors

Esther Zander¹, Harald Seifert, Paul G Higgins

Affiliation

¹ Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

PMID: 23934740
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkt313

No abstract available

Keywords: carbapenemase; qRT–PCR; rpoB sequencing.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acinetobacter / drug effects*
Acinetobacter / genetics
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Carbapenems / pharmacology*
DNA Transposable Elements*
DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial*
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutagenesis, Insertional
Sequence Analysis, DNA
beta-Lactam Resistance*
beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Carbapenems
DNA Transposable Elements
DNA, Bacterial
beta-Lactamases

Associated data

GENBANK/KC567681