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CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
Volume 27, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.04.020
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Carbapenemase; Enterobacter hormaechei; Klebsiella oxytoca; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Long-read sequencing
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The study reveals the spread of mcr-9.1 in carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales with its location on IncHI2 plasmids. Phenotypic colistin resistance was not detected in the studied isolates, although global research on mCRE is ongoing.
Objectives: mcr-9.1 is a newly described mobile colistin resistance gene. We have noted its presence in multiple species of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) from our institution. We aimed to determine the clinical features, genomic context and phenotypic impact of mcr-9.1 carriage in a series of patients between 2010 and 2019. Methods: We identified 32 patients with mcr-9.1-carrying CRE isolates (mCRE) and collected demographic, antimicrobial exposure and infection data. Whole-genome sequencing (including short and long reads) was performed on 32 isolates. We assessed sequence similarity of mcr-9.1-harbouring plasmids, then compared our findings with plasmids for which sequence data were publicly available. Results: There was no colistin exposure in patients prior to isolation of mCRE. mcr-9.1 was identified on IncHI2 plasmids across four different bacterial species and was co-located with bla(IMP-4) in 23/30 plasmids studied. mCRE isolates did not demonstrate phenotypic colistin resistance, either at baseline or following sublethal colistin exposure, thus showing that mcr-9.1 alone is not sufficient for resistance. Publicly available sequence data indicated the presence of carbapenemase genes in 236/619 mcr-9.1-carrying genomes (38%). IncHI2 plasmids carrying mcr-9.1 and carbapenemase genes were detected in genomes from North America, Europe, North Africa, Asia and Oceania. Conclusions: Spread of mcr-9.1 in CRE from our institution was driven by IncHI2 'superplasmids', so termed because of their large size and their prolific carriage of resistance determinants. These were also detected in global CRE genomes. Phenotypic colistin resistance was not detected in our isolates but remains to be determined from global mCRE. (C) 2021 Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (Scottish charity number SC005317) and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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