Emergence of the cfr gene in Vibrio diabolicus of seafood origin

The emergence and transmission of multidrug resistance gene cfr incur great public health concerns worldwide. Recently, Gram-negative pathogens were found to carry cfr by various mobile elements. Here, we investigated a cfr -positive Vibrio diabolicus by phenotyping and genomic analysis, and found cfr in a translocatable structure (IS 26 - hp - cfr -IS 26 ) among the MDR region in pNV27-cfr-208K, an emerging MDR plasmid in Vibrio species. This study highlights the necessity of surveillance of cfr in bacteria of diverse origins.