yy Complete Sequences of IncU Plasmids Harboring Quinolone Resistance Genes qnrS2 and aac(6 ')-Ib-cr in Aeromonas spp. from Ornamental Fish
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| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy |
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| Web | http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01773-15 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01773-15 |
| Description | The nucleotide sequences of three IncU plasmids from Aeromonas spp. isolated from ornamental fish are described. They had a typical IncU backbone for plasmid replication and maintenance functions, but conjugative transfer modules were disrupted. The gene qnrS2 was inserted into mpR as a mobile insertion cassette. Novel Tn3 family transposons carrying putative toxin-antitoxin and plasmid stability genes were identified. The study demonstrates high plasticity of IncU plasmids from aquatic environments. |