TY - JOUR
T1 - BlaIMP-4 in different genetic contexts in Enterobacteriaceae isolates from Australia
AU - Espedido, Björn A.
AU - Partridge, Sally R.
AU - Iredell, Jonathan R.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The IMP-4 metallo-β-lactamase, originally recognized in Acinetobacter spp. from Hong Kong, more recently appeared simultaneously in isolates of the family Enterobacteriaceae from Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. The bla IMP-4-qacG2-aacA4-catB3 cassette array was found in isolates from both cities, but in different wider genetic contexts and on different plasmids, suggesting movement of this array by homologous recombination.
AB - The IMP-4 metallo-β-lactamase, originally recognized in Acinetobacter spp. from Hong Kong, more recently appeared simultaneously in isolates of the family Enterobacteriaceae from Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. The bla IMP-4-qacG2-aacA4-catB3 cassette array was found in isolates from both cities, but in different wider genetic contexts and on different plasmids, suggesting movement of this array by homologous recombination.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/552674
U2 - 10.1128/AAC.01634-07
DO - 10.1128/AAC.01634-07
M3 - Article
SN - 0066-4804
VL - 52
SP - 2984
EP - 2987
JO - Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
JF - Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
IS - 8
ER -