title: Complete nucleotide sequence of a blaKPC-harboring IncI2 plasmid and its dissemination in New Jersey and New York hospitals.
abstract: Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae strains have spread worldwide and become a significant public health threat. blaKPC, the plasmid-borne KPC gene, was frequently identified on numerous transferable plasmids in different incompatibility replicon groups. Here we report the complete nucleotide sequence of a novel blaKPC-3-harboring IncI2 plasmid, pBK15692, isolated from a multidrug-resistant K. pneumoniae ST258 strain isolated from a New Jersey hospital in 2005. pBK15692 is 78 kb in length and carries a backbone that is similar to those of other IncI2 plasmids (pR721, pChi7122-3, pHN1122-1, and pSH146-65), including the genes encoding type IV pili and shufflon regions. Comparative genomics analysis of IncI2 plasmids reveals that they possess a conserved plasmid backbone but are divergent with respect to the integration sites of resistance genes. In pBK15692, the blaKPC-3-harboring Tn4401 was inserted into a Tn1331 element and formed a nested transposon. A PCR scheme was designed to detect the prevalence of IncI2 and pBK15692-like plasmids from a collection of clinical strains from six New Jersey and New York hospitals isolated between 2007 and 2011. IncI2 plasmids were found in 46.2% isolates from 318 clinical K. pneumoniae strains. Notably, 59 pBK15692-like plasmids (23%) have been identified in 256 KPC-bearing K. pneumoniae strains, and all carried KPC-3 and belong to the epidemic ST258 clone. Our study revealed that the prevalence of IncI2 plasmids has been considerably underestimated. Further studies are needed to understand the distribution of this plasmid group in other health care regions and decipher the association between IncI2 plasmids and blaKPC-3-bearing ST258 strains.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Research Institute Center, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Kalyan D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Chavda
authors.forename: Nahed
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Al Laham
authors.forename: Roberto G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Melano
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bonomo
authors.forename: Barry N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Kreiswirth
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D023281:Genomics; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D009515:New Jersey; D009518:New York; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
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