Genome plasticity favours double chromosomal Tn4401b-blaKPC-2 transposon insertion in the Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST235 clone.
Deisy AbrilRicaurte Alejandro Marquez-OrtizBetsy Castro-CardozoJosé Ignacio Moncayo-OrtizNarda María Olarte EscobarZayda Lorena Corredor RozoNiradiz ReyesCatalina TovarHéctor Fabio SánchezJaime CastellanosYina Marcela Guaca-GonzálezCarmen Elisa Llanos-UribeNatasha Vanegas GómezJavier Escobar-PérezPublished in: BMC microbiology (2019)
This is the first report of a double Tn4401b chromosomal insertion in P. aeruginosa, just within a new genomic island (PAGI-17). This finding indicates once again the great genomic plasticity of this microorganism.