Abstract:
:To evaluate the roles of blaIMP and blaTEM genes in the resistance of Serratia marcescens against beta-lactams and to find the spreading ways of these genes, 19 clinical isolates of imipenem-resistant Serratia marcescens were analyzed. Six strains bore blaIMP and blaTEM genes on a single plasmid, as confirmed by transferring resistance determinants via conjugation and transformation, and by detecting bla genes with PCR analysis. The six strains showed two different genomic patterns on pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. All the transconjugants and transformants gained high-level resistance to ampicillin, cephalexin, cefoxitin and cefotaxime, and showed a reduced susceptibility to imipenem, but maintained full susceptibility to aztreonam. In addition, the expressions of blaIMP and blaTEM genes were constitutive, either in Serratia marcescens clinical isolates or in their transconjugants and transformants. These findings may explain the rapid spread of the above resistance determinants among Enterobacteriaceae via transmissible plasmids in the clinical setting.
journal_name
Microbiol Resjournal_title
Microbiological researchauthors
Zhao WH,Hu ZQ,Chen G,Matsushita K,Fukuchi K,Shimamura Tdoi
10.1016/j.micres.2006.06.005subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-01-01 00:00:00pages
46-52issue
1eissn
0944-5013issn
1618-0623pii
S0944-5013(06)00066-8journal_volume
162pub_type
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