scholarly journals Identification of 16S rRNA Methylase-Producing Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Strains in North America

2007 ◽  
Vol 51 (11) ◽  
pp. 4209-4210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yohei Doi ◽  
Jennifer M. Adams ◽  
Kunikazu Yamane ◽  
David L. Paterson
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
Acinetobacter Baumannii ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Aminoglycoside Resistance ◽  
Pulsed Field ◽  
Clinical Strains ◽  
16S Rrna Methylase

ABSTRACT Five highly amikacin-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates were collected at a medical center in Pennsylvania. The aminoglycoside resistance was due to the production of the 16S rRNA methylase ArmA. Two of the isolates coproduced OXA-23 β-lactamase and were highly resistant to carbapenems as well. The isolates were genetically closely related by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

scholarly journals Emergence ofKlebsiella pneumoniaeCoproducing KPC-2 and 16S rRNA Methylase ArmA in Poland

2010 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 443-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Zacharczuk ◽  
Katarzyna Piekarska ◽  
Jolanta Szych ◽  
Elwira Zawidzka ◽  
Agnieszka Sulikowska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumoniae ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Variable Region ◽  
Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Epidemic Strain ◽  
Pulsed Field ◽  
Ca 50 ◽  
16S Rrna Methylase

ABSTRACTAKlebsiella pneumoniaeepidemic strain that coproduced carbapenemase KPC-2 (K. pneumoniaecarbapenemase 2) and 16S rRNA methylase ArmA has emerged in Poland. Four nonduplicate isolates from patients in a hospital in Warsaw, Poland, were found to carry theblaKPC-2andarmAgenes on ca. 50-kb and 90-kb plasmids, respectively. Tn4401with a 100-bp deletion in the variable region was detected in all the isolates. XbaI pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) revealed 93.2% similarity of the isolates. All the isolates were resistant to carbapenems and 4,6-disubstituted 2-deoxystreptamines.

Characteristics of Virulent Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolated from Oregon and Washington

2007 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 1011-1016 ◽  
Author(s):  
TSAI-HSIN CHIU ◽  
JINGYUN DUAN ◽  
YI-CHENG SU
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Virulence Factors ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Vibrio Parahaemolyticus ◽  
Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Outbreak Strain ◽  
Pulsed Field ◽  
Clinical Strains ◽  
Virulent Strains ◽  
The Pacific

Thirty-four virulent strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus containing tdh and/or trh genes isolated from Oregon and Washington coastal water were analyzed for O-group antigens and urease activity, and by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Six O serotypes (O1, O3, O4, O5, O10, and O11) were identified among the isolates, with the O5 group (19 isolates) being the most prevalent, followed by the O1 group (9 isolates). Nearly all (33 of 34) isolates were capable of producing urease, which reaffirmed the correlation between urease production and virulence factors of V. parahaemolyticus strains isolated from the Pacific Northwest. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis with NotI and SfiI digestions of the 34 V. parahaemolyticus isolates plus five clinical strains revealed 22 patterns (N1S1 to N20S22), with N1S1 (25.6%) being the most common, followed by N2S2 (10.3%). Nine Oregon isolates were grouped with a 1997 Oregon outbreak strain (027-1C1) with the same serotype (O5), virulence factors (tdh+ and trh+), and genotype (N1S1). Three Washington isolates were found to share the same serotype (O1), virulence factors (tdh+ and trh+), and genotype (N2S2) with a 1997 Washington outbreak strain (10293). The repetitive isolation of virulent strains of V. parahaemolyticus identical to clinical strains involved in previous outbreaks indicates potential hazards associated with oyster consumption. These data may be useful in risk assessment of V. parahaemolyticus infections associated with raw oyster consumption in Oregon and Washington.

scholarly journals Plasmid-Mediated 16S rRNA Methylases in Aminoglycoside-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Isolates in Shanghai, China

2008 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 271-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiong Wu ◽  
Yibo Zhang ◽  
Lizhong Han ◽  
Jingyong Sun ◽  
Yuxing Ni
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumoniae ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Enterobacter Cloacae ◽  
Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Pulsed Field ◽  
High Level ◽  
Level Resistance

ABSTRACT High-level resistance to aminoglycosides produced by 16S rRNA methylases in Enterobacteriaceae isolates was investigated. The prevalences of armA in Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Enterobacter cloacae were 0.6%, 3.0%, and 10%, respectively. rmtB was more prevalent than armA. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns indicated that armA and rmtB have spread horizontally and clonally.

scholarly journals Surveillance of Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Puerto Rican Medical Center Hospitals: Dissemination of KPC and IMP-18 β-Lactamases

2009 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 1660-1664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Wolter ◽  
Noha Khalaf ◽  
Iraida E. Robledo ◽  
Guillermo J. Vázquez ◽  
Maria I. Santé ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Pulsed Field ◽  
Carbapenem Resistant ◽  
Clonal Spread

ABSTRACT During a 6-month period, 37/513 (7.2%) Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates belonging to 13 pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) groups from Puerto Rican hospitals were carbapenem nonsusceptible. Seven of 37 isolates from four PFGE groups carried bla IMP-18, and 25/37 isolates from seven PFGE groups carried bla KPC. The results indicated the clonal spread of bla KPC-positive P. aeruginosa isolates into several Puerto Rican hospitals and the dissemination of bla IMP-18 and bla KPC into genetically unrelated isolates.

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