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Transfer of an Escherichia coli ST131 multiresistance cassette has created a Klebsiella pneumoniae-specific plasmid associated with a major nosocomial outbreak
11 Oct 2011
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OBJECTIVES: To characterize the complete sequence, horizontal spread and stability of the CTX-M-15-encoding multiresistance plasmid of a Klebsiella pneumoniae strain involved in a large nosocomial outbreak. METHODS: The 220 kbp plasmid pUUH239.2 was completely sequenced using 454 technology. The conjugational host range, conjugation frequencies, plasmid stability and fitness cost of plasmid carriage were studied...