title: Presence of OXA-type enzymes in Achromobacter insuavis and A. dolens.
abstract: The accurate species identification of Achromobacter isolates is difficult and the clinical isolates of this genus are mostly referred as A. xylosoxidans. Here, we report new OXA variants in 2 isolates identified as A. insuavis (A114, A79) and 1 isolate identified as A. dolens (A336). These results suggest that different bla OXA genes are ubiquitous in the different species of Achromobacter spp. The role of the other species of Achromobacter in clinical samples needs to be reevaluated, and the proper identification is absolutely necessary to understand the epidemiology of this genus.
authors.affiliation: IMPaM (UBA-CONICET), University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: German
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Traglia
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Papalia
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Almuzara
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gutkind
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Centrón
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vay
authors.forename: Marcela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Radice
authors.forename: María Soledad
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ramírez
mesh_terms: D042402:Achromobacter / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D042441:Achromobacter denitrificans / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001618:beta-Lactamases