Genetic association of blaSHV-5 with transposable elements IS26 and IS5 in Klebsiella pneumoniae from Taiwan

  • W. L. Yu
  • , S. C. Chen
  • , S. W. Hung
  • , Y. C. Chuang
  • , J. G. Chung
  • , I. C. Chen
  • , L. T. Wu

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)806-809
Number of pages4
JournalClinical Microbiology and Infection
Volume12
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2006

Keywords

  • Bla gene
  • DNA sequence
  • Insertion sequence
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • RecF
  • Sequencing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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