VIM-type metallo-β-lactamase (MBL)-encoding genomic islands in Pseudomonas spp. in Poland: predominance of clc-like integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs).

Paweł Urbanowicz Radosław IzdebskiM BiedrzyckaM Gniadkowski

Published in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2024)

Despite the general diversity of the blaVIM-carrying GIs in Pseudomonas spp. in Poland, a clear predominance of broadly spread and rapidly evolving clc-type ICEs was documented, confirming their significant role in antimicrobial resistance epidemiology.

Keyphrases

antimicrobial resistance
escherichia coli
biofilm formation
gram negative
risk factors
plant growth
copy number
pseudomonas aeruginosa
microbial community
dna methylation
antibiotic resistance genes