Novel class 1 integron (In1390) harboring blaGES-5 in a Morganella morganii strain recovered from a remote community

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2018 Aug;91(4):345-347. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2018.03.006. Epub 2018 Mar 10.

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance in Morganella morganii has been mainly acquired via plasmids and class 1 integrons. We hereby report acquisition of blaGES-5 by a M. morganii isolated in a remote community from the Amazon region. Genomic analysis revealed that blaGES-5 was harbored by a novel class 1 integron designated as In1390.

Keywords: Brazil; Carbapenemase; GES-5; Integrons; Morganella morganii.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Brazil
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology*
  • Genome, Bacterial / genetics
  • Integrons / genetics*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Microbial Viability / drug effects
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Morganella morganii / genetics*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • beta-Lactamases