Molecular identification of TEM-1 beta-lactamase in a Pasteurella multocida isolate of human origin.
Two clinical strains of Pasteurella multocida were isolated from an HIV-infected patient who developed arthritis. Strain FB-1, which was isolated from a dog-bite wound, was resistant to narrow-spectrum penicillins. The second strain, FB-2, which was present in blood cultures as well as the dog-bite wound, was susceptible to all beta-lactam agents. Arbitrarily primedpolymerase chain reaction and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis revealed that these two isolates were genetically indistinguishable. 16S rDNA gene sequencing facilitated identification at the subspecies level. Amoxicillin resistance determinant was located on a highly unstable 4.3-kb plasmid, pFAB-1. Isoelectrofocusing and polymerase chain reaction amplification followed by sequencing revealed the presence of a pI 5.4 TEM-1 beta-lactamase. This description is the first of a TEM-1 Beta-lactamase' in a Pasteurella multocida strain of human origin.
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Service de Bactériologie-Virologie, H pital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France. thierry.naas@kb.u-psud.fr
Benaoudia
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Lebrun
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Nordmann
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D010957:Plasmids; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism*
D001618:beta-Lactamases; C034413:beta-lactamase TEM-1