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ISAba825, a functional insertion sequence modulating genomic plasticity and bla(OXA-58) expression in Acinetobacter baumannii.


ABSTRACT: ISAba825, an insertion sequence found inactivating Acinetobacter baumannii carO, was tagged with a kanamycin (Kn) resistance cassette. ISAba825::Kn effectively transposed in A. baumannii, showing preference for short, AT-enriched target sequences, generating 6- to 9-bp target duplications. Additionally, we detected the presence of ISAba825 upstream of a plasmid-borne bla(OXA-58) gene, generating a hybrid promoter largely enhancing its expression and leading to carbapenem resistance. Overall, a role for ISAba825 in carbapenem resistance modulation in A. baumannii is proposed.

SUBMITTER: Ravasi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3028783 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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ISAba825, a functional insertion sequence modulating genomic plasticity and bla(OXA-58) expression in Acinetobacter baumannii.

Ravasi Pablo P   Limansky Adriana S AS   Rodriguez Ramiro E RE   Viale Alejandro M AM   Mussi María A MA  

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 20101122 2


ISAba825, an insertion sequence found inactivating Acinetobacter baumannii carO, was tagged with a kanamycin (Kn) resistance cassette. ISAba825::Kn effectively transposed in A. baumannii, showing preference for short, AT-enriched target sequences, generating 6- to 9-bp target duplications. Additionally, we detected the presence of ISAba825 upstream of a plasmid-borne bla(OXA-58) gene, generating a hybrid promoter largely enhancing its expression and leading to carbapenem resistance. Overall, a r  ...[more]

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