First Report of <i>bla</i><sub>NDM-1</sub> Bearing IncX3 Plasmid in Clinically Isolated ST11 <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> from Pakistan

First Report of <i>bla</i><sub>NDM-1</sub> Bearing IncX3 Plasmid in Clinically Isolated ST11 <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> from Pakistan

The New Delhi Metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) is among the most threatening forms of carbapenemases produced by <i>K. pneumoniae</i>, well-known to cause severe worldwide infections. The molecular epidemiology of <i>bla</i><sub>NDM-1</sub>-harboring <i>K. pneumoni...

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Main Authors: Hazrat Bilal, Gaojian Zhang, Tayyab Rehman, Jianxion Han, Sabir Khan, Muhammad Shafiq, Xuegang Yang, Zhongkang Yan, Xingyuan Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
<i>K. pneumoniae</i>
carbapenem resistance
New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase
extended-spectrum-β-lactamases
IncX3 plasmid
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/5/951

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