Detection and Typing of Plasmids in Acinetobacter baumannii Using rep Genes Encoding Replication Initiation Proteins

ABSTRACT Plasmids found in Acinetobacter species contribute to the spread of antibiotic resistance genes. They appear to be largely confined to this genus and cannot be typed with available tools and databases. Here, a method for distinguishing and typing these plasmids was developed using a curated...

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Published in:	Microbiology Spectrum
Main Authors:	Margaret M. C. Lam, Jonathan Koong, Kathryn E. Holt, Ruth M. Hall, Mehrad Hamidian
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2023-02-01
Subjects:	Acinetobacter baumannii plasmid replication initiation gene Rep protein, Rep_3 Rep_1 and RepPriCT_1
Online Access:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02478-22