Variants of Tn 6924 , a Novel Tn 7 Family Transposon Carrying the bla NDM Metallo-β-Lactamase and 14 Copies of the aphA6 Amikacin Resistance Genes Found in Acinetobacter baumannii

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American Society for Microbiology
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Journal Article
Citation:
Microbiology Spectrum
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To date, efforts to study the resistance mechanisms of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii have been largely focused on the two major globally distributed clones (GC1 and GC2). ST85 is an emerging sequence type, and unlike other clones, it is associated with the carriage of the bla NDM gene.
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