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. 2015 Feb 4;15(1):15. doi: 10.1186/s12866-015-0348-1

Table 4.

Resistance genes transferred to transconjugants and electroporants and their replicon type

Species ST ERIC and REP-PCR based pattern a Hospital/department PMQR determinants b Transconjugant or transformant c
Incompatibility group FII:FIA:FI formula PMQR determinants b Non-beta-lactam drug resistance
Escherichia coli 10 A A/GS QnrB, QnrS, AAC(6′)-1b-cr IncF F31:A4:B1 QnrB, AAC(6′)-1b-cr GEN, TOB, NAL
E. coli 10 A A/U QnrB, AAC(6′)-1b-cr IncF F31:A4:B1 QnrB, AAC(6′)-1b-cr GEN, TOB, NAL
E. coli 10 B C/O QnrB, QnrS, AAC(6′)-1b-cr IncF F31:A4:B1 AAC(6′)-1b-cr KAN, GEN, TOB, CHL, TET, SUL, SXT
E. coli 10 C P/GS QnrS, AAC(6′)-1b-cr IncF F31:A4:B1 AAC(6′)-1b-cr GEN, TOB, CHL, TET
E. coli 10 D C/O QnrB, QnrS, AAC(6′)-1b-cr IncF F31:A4:B1 AAC(6′)-1b-cr KAN, GEN, TOB, CHL, TET, SUL, SXT
E. coli 146 E A/GS QnrB, QnrS, AAC(6′)-1b-cr IncF F36:A4:B1 AAC(6′)-1b-cr GEN, TOB, CHL, TET
E. coli 131 F A/GS QnrB, AAC(6′)-1b-cr IncF F31:A4:B1 QnrB, AAC(6′)-1b-cr KAN, GEN, TOB, CHL, NAL, TET, SUL, SXT
E. coli 131 G A/GS QnrB, QnrS, AAC(6′)-1b-cr IncF F31:A4:B1 QnrB, AAC(6′)-1b-cr KAN, GEN, TOB, CHL, NAL, TET, SUL, SXT
E. coli 131 H A/GS QnrB, QnrS, AAC(6′)-1b-cr IncF F31:A4:B1 AAC(6′)-1b-cr GEN, TOB, STR, TET, SUL, SXT
E. coli 131 I A/GS QnrB, QnrS, AAC(6′)-1b-cr IncF F1:A1:B20 AAC(6′)-1b-cr GEN, TOB, CHL, TET, SXT
E. coli 131 J A/GS QnrB, QnrS, AAC(6′)-1b-cr IncF F36:A4:B1 AAC(6′)-1b-cr KAN, GEN, TOB, NET, STR, CHL, TET, SUL, SXT
E. coli 131 J C/O AAC(6′)-1b-cr IncF F31:A4:B1 AAC(6′)-1b-cr KAN, GEN, TOB, NET, STR, CHL, TET, SUL, SXT
E. coli 131 K A/U QnrB, QnrS, AAC(6′)-1b-cr IncF F31:A4:B1 QnrB, AAC(6′)-1b-cr KAN, GEN, TOB, CHL, NAL, TET, SUL, SXT
E. coli 156 L CP/GS QnrB, QnrS, AAC(6′)-1b-cr IncF Fnew:A-:B20 AAC(6′)-1b-cr KAN, GEN, TOB,SUL, SXT
E. coli 354 M CP/GS QnrS, AAC(6′)-1b-cr IncF F1:A1:B1 AAC(6′)-1b-cr KAN, GEN, TOB, NET, STR, TET, SUL, SXT
E. coli 405 N CP/GS QnrB, QnrS, AAC(6′)-1b-cr IncF F31:A4:B1 AAC(6′)-1b-cr GEN, TOB, CHL, TET
E. coli 405 O A/GS QnrB, QnrS, AAC(6′)-1b-cr IncF F36:A4:B1 QnrB, AAC(6′)-1b-cr KAN, GEN, TOB, CHL, NAL, TET, SUL, SXT
Enterobacter cloacae d A A/GS QnrB, QnrS, AAC(6′)-1bcr IncHI2 Not tested QnrB, AAC(6′)-1bcr KAN, STR, NAL, TET, SUL, SXT
Enterobacter cloacae d B CP/GS QnrB, QnrS, AAC(6′)-1bcr IncF Fnew:A-:B20 AAC(6′)-1bcr KAN, TOB, STR, TET, SUL, SXT
Enterobacter cloacae d C A/G QnrB, QnrS, AAC(6′)-1bcr IncF F31:A4:B1 AAC(6′)-1bcr GEN, TOB, STR, CHL, TET, SUL, SXT
Enterobacter cloacae d D A/G QnrB, QnrS, AAC(6′)-1bcr IncF F31:A4:B1 QnrB, AAC(6′)-1bcr GEN, TOB, STR, CHL, NAL, TET, SUL, SXT
Enterobacter cloacae d E C/O QnrB, QnrS, AAC(6′)-1bcr TFe
Enterobacter cloacae d F C/O QnrB, QnrS, AAC(6′)-1bcr IncF F36:A4:B1 QnrB, AAC(6′)-1bcr GEN, TOB, STR, CHL, NAL, TET, SUL, SXT
Klebsiella pneumoniae d A A/U QnrB, AAC(6′)-1bcr TF
K. pneumoniae d B C/O QnrB, AAC(6′)-1bcr IncF K4:- :B- QnrB, AAC(6′)-1bcr GEN, TOB, STR, NAL, TET, SUL, SXT
K. pneumoniae d C CP/GS QnrB, QnrS, AAC(6′)-1bcr IncF K4:- :B- QnrB, AAC(6′)-1bcr GEN, TOB, STR, NAL, TET, SUL, SXT
K. pneumoniae d D A/G QnrS, AAC(6′)-1bcr TF
K. pneumoniae d E A/G QnrB, AAC(6′)-1bcr TF
Proteus mirabilis d A A/GS QnrB, QnrS, AAC(6′)-1bcr NTf
P. mirabilis d B C/O QnrS, AAC(6′)-1bcr NT
Enterobacter amnigenus d A A/G QnrB, QnrS, AAC(6′)-1bcr IncF F31:A4:B1 AAC(6′)-1bcr GEN, TOB, TET
Enterobacter sakazakii d A C/O QnrB, QnrS, AAC(6′)-1bcr TF
K. oxytoca d A A/G QnrB, QnrS, AAC(6′)-1bcr TF
Morganella morganii d A C/O QnrS, AAC(6′)-1bcr TF

TF, transfer to the E. coli recipient failed; NT, the plasmid could not be typed; ST, sequence type; PMQR, plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance, A/U, Amitié Hospital/urology; C/O, Community Hospital/orthopaedics; CP/GS, Complexe Pédiatrique/general surgery; A/GS, Amitié Hospital/general surgery; A/G, Amitié Hospital/gynaecology; KAN, kanamycin; GEN, gentamicin; TOB, tobramycin; NET, netilmicin; SRT, streptomycin; CHL, chloramphenicol; NA, nalidixic acid; TET, tetracycline; SUL, sulfamide; SXT, co-trimoxazole.

aResistance transfer experiments were carried out on one randomly selected strain representative from all resistance gene content within each Rep- and ERIC-PCR banding pattern.

bQepA were not found in any of the isolates.

c bla CTX-M-15 was found in all transconjugants and transformants.

dnot tested.

eTF indicates that the transfer in the E. coli recipient failed.

fNT indicates that the plasmid was not typable.