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. 2022 Jan 18;13(1):e03603-21. doi: 10.1128/mbio.03603-21

TABLE 2.

CfiA carbapenemase and associated insertion sequence detection in B. fragilis sensu stricto isolates with phenotypic or genotypic carbapenem resistance determinants

Strain 72 h MIC (μg/mL)
cfiA detection
IS detection
Ertapenem Meropenem MALDI PCR AMRFinder PCR ISfinder Family Identities Origin
BJH_13 >32 >32 + + cfiA2 + IS612B IS1380 1595/1596 Bacteroides fragilis
BJH_14 >32 >32 + + cfiA2 + IS612B IS1380 1595/1596 Bacteroides fragilis
BJH_140 0.5 1 + + cfiA Partial ISBf9
BJH_141 0.5 1 + + cfiA Partial ISBf9
BJH_220 0.5 1 + + cfiA
IHMA_1 >32 >32 + + cfiA4 + IS613 IS1380 1595/1595 Bacteroides fragilis
IHMA_2 4 >32 + + cfiA2 None detected
IHMA_3 >32 >32 + + cfiA13 + IS942 IS1380 1592/1598 Bacteroides fragilis
IHMA_4 32 >32 + + cfiA2 + IS1169 IS5 1301/1317 Bacteroides fragilis
IHMA_5 8 32 + + cfiA2
IHMA_6 >32 >32 + + cfiA14 + IS616 IS1380 1691/1691 Bacteroides fragilis
IHMA_7 8 >32 + + cfiA14
IHMA_8 16 >32
IHMA_9 1 4 + + cfiA14 Partial ISBf9
IHMA_10 >32 >32 + + cfiA + IS982# IS982 Barnesiella viscericola
IHMA_11 8 >32 + + cfiA2
IHMA_12 1 8 + + cfiA
IHMA_13 2 32 + + cfiA
IHMA_14 1 8 + + cfiA13
IHMA_15 2 16 + + cfiA2
IHMA_16 >32 >32 + + cfiA13 IS614B IS1380 1532/1597 Bacteroides fragilis
IHMA_17 16 >32 + + cfiA4 + IS4351 IS30 1155/1155 Bacteroides fragilis
IHMA_18 >32 >32 + + cfiA13 + IS614 IS1380 1585/1596 Bacteroides fragilis
IHMA_19 >32 >32 + + cfiA17 + ISBf11 IS1380 1457/1594 Bacteroides fragilis
IHMA_20 >32 >32 + + cfiA17 + ISBf11 IS1380 1457/1594 Bacteroides fragilis

NT = Not tested.

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Reverse-facing IS982 transposase identified using BLAST search of region upstream of cfiA, 99% identity with NCBI accession number WP_025278340.