Complete Genome Sequence of the First KPC-Type Carbapenemase-Positive Proteus mirabilis Strain from a Bloodstream Infection.
Di Pilato, Vincenzo;
Chiarelli, Adriana;
Boinett, Christine J;
Riccobono, Eleonora;
Harris, Simon R;
D'Andrea, Marco Maria;
Thomson, Nicholas R;
Rossolini, Gian Maria;
Giani, Tommaso;
(2016)
Complete Genome Sequence of the First KPC-Type Carbapenemase-Positive Proteus mirabilis Strain from a Bloodstream Infection.
Genome announcements, 4 (3).
ISSN 2169-8287
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00607-16
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Sequencing of the blaKPC-positive strain Proteus mirabilis AOUC-001 was performed using both the MiSeq and PacBio RS II platforms and yielded a single molecule of 4,272,433 bp, representing the complete chromosome. Genome analysis showed the presence of several acquired resistance determinants, including two copies of blaKPC-2 carried on a fragment of a KPC-producing plasmid previously described in Klebsiella pneumoniae.