TABLE 3.
Conjugation frequency of resistant plasmids identified in K. pneumoniae 1678.
| Plasmid | Resistance gene | No. of independent determinations | Conjugation frequencies |
|
| Mean | Range | |||
| p1678-3 | fosA3 | 3 | 2.25 × 10–4 | 1.97 × 10–4 − 2.75 × 10–4 |
| p1678-4 | bla NDM–5 | 3 | 1.84 × 10–4 | 1.42 × 10–4 − 2.37 × 10–4 |
| p1678-5 | mcr-1 | 3 | 5.41 × 10–3 | 2.94 × 10–3 − 7.9 × 10–3 |
| Co-transfer of plasmids | ||||
| Co-transfer of p1678-3 and p1678-5 | fosA3 + mcr-1 | 3 | 1.78 × 10–5 | 1.29 × 10–5 − 2.77 × 10–5 |
| Co-transfer of p1678-4 and p1678-5 | blaNDM–5 + mcr-1 | 3 | 2.25 × 10–5 | 1.62 × 10–5 − 2.92 × 10–5 |
| Co-transfer of p1678-3 and p1678-4 and p1678-5 | fosA3 + blaNDM–5 + mcr-1 | 3 | 9.63 × 10–8 | 8.08 × 10–8− 10.38 × 10–8 |