A novel Bacteroides metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) and its gene (crxA) in Bacteroides xylanisolvens revealed by genomic sequencing and functional analysis.

József SókiUwe LangUlrike SchumacherIstván NagyÁgnes BerényiTamas FeherKatalin BuriánElisabeth Nagy

Published in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2022)

B. xylanisolvens strains can harbour a carbapenem resistance gene, which has many similarities to the 'cfiA system': metallo-β-lactamase (MBL), IS element activation, carriage of a GNAT toxin gene, specific for a unique Bacteroides species with a significant prevalence.

Keyphrases

escherichia coli
gram negative
copy number
klebsiella pneumoniae
genome wide
multidrug resistant
genome wide identification
risk factors
gene expression
pseudomonas aeruginosa