Artículo
ISCR2, Another Vehicle for bla(VEB) Gene Acquisition
Autor
Poirel, Laurent
Mugnier, Pauline D.
Toleman, Mark A.
Walsh, Timothy R.
Rapoport, Melina J.
Petroni, Alejandro
Nordmann, Patrice
Resumen
Fil: Poirel, Laurent. Assistance Publique. Service de Bactériologie-Virologie; Francia. Fil: Mugnier, Pauline D. Assistance Publique. Service de Bactériologie-Virologie; Francia. Fil: Toleman, Mark A. Cardiff University. Department of Medical Microbiology; Reino Unido. Fil: Walsh, Timothy R. Cardiff University. Department of Medical Microbiology; Reino Unido. Fil: Rapoport, Melina J. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas. Depertamento Bacteriologia. Servicio de Antimicrobianos; Argentina. Fil: Petroni, Alejandro. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas. Depertamento Bacteriologia. Servicio de Antimicrobianos; Argentina. Fil: Nordmann, Patrice. Assistance Publique. Service de Bactériologie-Virologie; Francia. The expanded-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) gene bla(VEB-1), identified worldwide in Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is associated with either class 1 integrons or repeated elements. We report here the first association of bla(VEB-1a) with the insertion sequence ISCR2 in six Acinetobacter species isolates recovered from Argentina. That genetic structure was likely at the origin of the mobilization of this ESBL gene.