Aminoglycoside resistance genes in early members of the Acinetobacter baumannii ST78A (SMAL, Italian clone) reside in an IS26-bounded island in the chromosome.

Christopher J HarmerSarah M CahillJohanna J KenyonRuth M Hall

Published in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2024)

This study highlights the importance of correlating resistance profiles with resistance gene content. The location of acquired resistance genes in the SMAL2002 chromosome represents the original location in the ST78A lineage of ST78.

Keyphrases

acinetobacter baumannii
genome wide
pseudomonas aeruginosa
multidrug resistant
drug resistant
copy number
dna methylation
cystic fibrosis