Abstract
A cloned 5248-bp EcoRI fragment from the Klebsiella pneumoniae transferable plasmid pKP53 (> 70 kb) containing blaSHV-5 was sequenced. Insertion sequences IS26 and IS5 were found downstream from blaSHV-5. The DNA sequences of the genetic environment surrounding blaSHV-5 were homologous to plasmid p1658/97 from Escherichia coli, containing a truncated recF gene and a truncated deoR gene upstream and downstream from blaSHV-5, respectively. RecF may be involved in blaSHV-5 translocation to the plasmid by RecF-dependent recombination. This novel genetic environment may be associated with the successful proliferation and/or expression of SHV-5 in K. pneumoniae strains from Taiwan.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 806-809 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Clinical Microbiology and Infection |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2006 |
Keywords
- Bla gene
- DNA sequence
- Insertion sequence
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- RecF
- Sequencing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases