TABLE 3.

Association of plasmid types with antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) and heavy metal resistant genes (HMRGs).

Plasmid types	Total number	Avg. size in kb (range)	Most common serotype (number)	Avg. ARGs (range)	Avg. HMRGs (range)
IncA	2	133 (90–176)	Heidelberg, I. 4,[5],12:i:- (1)	5.5 (5–6)	2.5 (0–5)
IncB/O/K/Z	1	115	Kentucky	4	4
IncC	36	142 (52–232)	Typhimurium (11)	6.6 (0–13)	3.8 (0–8)
IncF	23	112 (16–164)	Kentucky (9)	2.1 (0–6)	0.8 (0–7)
IncH	15	270 (145–354)	Kentucky (3)	5.4 (1–14)	13.9 (3–22)
IncI	39	99 (53–125)	Kentucky, I. 4,[5],12:i:- (7)	1.6 (0–4)	0.7 (0–15)
IncN	3	57 (43–71)	Enteritidis, Heidelberg, I 4,[5],12:i:-	3 (1–5)	0
IncP	1	18	I 4,[5],12:i:-	2	0
IncQ	11	11 (8–12)	Reading (5)	3.3 (1–4)	0
IncR	1	70	Muenster	10	0
IncX	22	42 (31–53)	Kentucky (9)	0.4 (0–6)	0
IncY	1	92	I. 4,[5],12:i:-	0	0
Col	69	5 (2–15)	Typhimurium (11)	0.3 (0–2)	0
Phage-like	1	91	Typhimurium	0	0
Combination	12	237 (75–389)	Infantis (4)	6.3 (0–12)	6.3 (0–18)
Unknown (no replicon)	28	18 (1–186)	Typhimurium (5)	0.6 (0–6)	0.5 (0–14)
Chromosome	134	4.8 Mb (4.5–5.1 Mb)	N/A	1.7 (0–7)	7.3 (0–25)