Table 2.
Major features of the 12 chromosome-borne IMEs and ICEs analyzed
| Category | MGE | Accession number | Host bacterium | Country | blaVIM | Nucleotide position in the chromosome | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tn6916-related IMEs | Tn6916 | CP014062 |
P. monteilii FDAARGOS_171 |
USA | None | Not applicable | [33] |
| Tn6917 | CP043395 |
P. monteilii 918,607 |
China | blaVIM-2 | 2624899..2625699 | This study | |
| Tn6918-related IMEs | Tn6918 | CP045553 |
P. putida 159,349 |
China | blaVIM-2 | 813783..814583 | This study |
| Tn6919 | CP016634 |
P. putida IEC33019 |
Brazil | None | Not applicable | — | |
| Tn6417-related ICEs | Tn6417 | CP013993 |
P. aeruginosa DHS01 |
France | None | Not applicable | [7] |
| Tn6413 | CP030075 |
P. aeruginosa 6762 |
China | blaVIM-4 | 409196..409996 | [7] | |
| Tn6953 | CP046405 |
P. aeruginosa SE5443 |
China | blaVIM-2 | 4906548..4907348 | This study | |
| Tn6954 | KY623658 |
Alcaligenes faecalis GZAF3 |
Palestine | blaVIM-2 | 63643..64443 | [36] | |
| Tn6955 | MF168944 |
P. aeruginosa HSV3483 |
Portugal | blaVIM-2 | 62615..63415 | [3] | |
| Tn6956 | MF168946 |
P. aeruginosa FFUP_PS_CB5 |
Portugal | blaVIM-2 | 93931..94731 | [3] | |
| Tn6957 | CP043328 |
P. aeruginosa CCUG 51971 |
Sweden | blaVIM-4 | 5251865..5252665 | – | |
| Tn6958 | CP048039 |
A. faecalis MUB14 |
Poland | blaVIM-4 | 659107..659907 | [37] |
A collection of 12 fully sequenced chromosome-borne MGEs, which included all the four Tn6916- or Tn6918-related IMEs and the eight Tn6417-related ICEs composed of Tn6417 itself plus all the six blaVIM-carrying ones, were included in a detailed sequence comparison