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Plasmid-mediated novel blaNDM-17 gene encoding a Carbapenemase with enhanced activity in a sequence type 48 Escherichia coli strain

Liu, Zhihai, Wang, Yang, Walsh, Timothy Rutland ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4315-4096, Liu, Dejun, Shen, Zhangqi, Zhang, Rongmin, Yin, Wenjuan, Yao, Hong, Li, Jiyun and Shen, Jianzhong 2017. Plasmid-mediated novel blaNDM-17 gene encoding a Carbapenemase with enhanced activity in a sequence type 48 Escherichia coli strain. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 61 (5) , e02233-16. 10.1128/AAC.02233-16

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Abstract

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) have spread worldwide, leaving very few treatment options available. New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM) is the main carbapenemase mediating CRE resistance and is of increasing concern. NDM-positive Enterobacteriaceae of human origin are frequently identified; however, the emergence of NDM, and particularly novel variants, in bacteria of food animal origin has never been reported. Here, we characterize a novel NDM variant (assigned NDM-17) identified in a β-lactam-resistant sequence type 48 (ST48) Escherichia coli strain that was isolated from a chicken in China. Compared to NDM-1, NDM-17 had three amino acid substitutions (V88L, M154L, and E170K) that confer significantly enhanced carbapenemase activity. Compared to NDM-5, NDM-17 had only one amino acid substitution (E170K) and slightly increased isolate resistance to carbapenem, as indicated by increased MIC values. The gene encoding NDM-17 (blaNDM-17) was located on an IncX3 plasmid, which was readily transferrable to recipient E. coli strain J53 by conjugation, suggesting the possibility of the rapid dissemination of blaNDM-17. Enzyme kinetics showed that NDM-17 could hydrolyze all β-lactams tested, except for aztreonam, and had a significantly higher affinity for all β-lactams tested than did NDM-5. The emergence of this novel NDM variant could pose a threat to public health because of its transferability and enhanced carbapenemase activity.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Published Online
Status: Published
Schools: Medicine
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
ISSN: 0066-4804
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 21 September 2017
Date of Acceptance: 27 February 2017
Last Modified: 07 Nov 2023 12:35
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/100801

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