Table 1.

Characteristics of replicons identified in OCU_Ac16a

Replicon	Size (bp)	Antimicrobial resistance genes	rep gene group of plasmids	Elements related to plasmid mobility	Frequencies of plasmid transfera
Chromosome	3 992 063	bla TMB-1, blaADC-25-like, blaOXA-51-like, strA, strB, mph(E), msr(E), sul1, sul2, gyrA (S81L)	–	–	–
pOCU_Ac16a_1	73 028	ND	GR6	MOBF family relaxase, TraD-like T4CP, MPFF	–
pOCU_Ac16a_2	41 087	bla NDM-1, aph(3′)-VIa	ND	oriT, MOBQ family relaxase, TrwB-like T4CP, MPFT	2.5 × 10−5–1.5 × 10−2 (A. baumannii ATCC 19606T RFP50R)b; 2.2 × 10−7–5.4 × 10−1 (Acinetobacter strains OCU_Ac4, 8, 9, and 12 RFP50R)
pOCU_Ac16a_3	13 096	bla OXA-58	GR4	ND	ND (A. baumannii ATCC 19606T RFP50R)

ND, not detected; –, not applicable or not tested; GR, homology group; MOB, mobilization; T4CP, type IV coupling protein; MPF, mating pair formation; oriT, origin of transfer.

^aThe recipient strains used are indicated in parentheses.

^bResults from four independent experiments.