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American Society for Microbiology, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 8(56), p. 4544-4547, 2012

DOI: 10.1128/aac.00880-12

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Variations of AbaR4-Type Resistance Islands in Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates from South Korea

Journal article published in 2012 by Dae Hun Kim, Young Kyoung Park, Kwan Soo Ko ORCID
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Abstract

ABSTRACT AbaR resistance islands in Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from South Korea were investigated. AbaR4-type resistance islands, including bla OXA-23 -containing Tn 2006 , interrupted the comM gene in A. baumannii ST75 isolates. However, Tn 2006 was not identified within AbaR resistance islands of ST138 isolates, although the bla OXA-23 gene was detected in them. The similar structures of resistance islands suggest that most carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii isolates in South Korea have originated from the same ancestor with a globally disseminated clone, GC II.