title: First description of bla IMP-8 in a Pseudomonas mendocina isolated at the Hospital Infante D. Pedro, Aveiro, Portugal.
abstract: Pseudomonas mendocina carrying a novel class 1 integron containing an IMP-8 gene was isolated from an inanimate surface in a female ward sanitary facility of the Hospital Infante D. Pedro, Aveiro, Portugal. Hybridization with the integrase gene (intI1) and 16S rDNA revealed that the integron is chromosomally located. Here we report for the first time the presence of an IMP-8 metallo-beta-lactamase gene in the Pseudomonas genus.
authors.affiliation: CESAM and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810 Aveiro, Portugal.
authors.forename: Cátia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Tânia
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Caetano
authors.forename: Sónia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Sónia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mendo
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D032023:Integrons; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011174:Portugal; D044203:Pseudomonas mendocina / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C436760:IMP-8 enzyme; D001618:beta-Lactamases