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Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, doi:10.1093/jac/dkn470
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Characterization of plasmids harbouring qnrS1, qnrB2 and qnrB19 genes in Salmonella

Aurora García-Fernández1, Daniela Fortini1, Kees Veldman2, Dik Mevius2,3 and Alessandra Carattoli1,*

1 Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy 2 Central Veterinary Institute (CVI) of Wageningen UR, PO Box 2004, 8203 AA Lelystad, The Netherlands 3 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Received 30 July 2008; returned 28 August 2008; revised 13 October 2008; accepted 14 October 2008

* Correspondence address. Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy. Tel: +39-06-4990-3128; Fax: +39-06-4938-7112; E-mail: alecara{at}iss.it

Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify and characterize plasmids carrying qnrS1, qnrB2 and qnrB19 genes identified in Salmonella strains from The Netherlands. The identification of plasmids may help to follow the dissemination of these resistance genes in different countries and environments.

Methods: Plasmids from 33 qnr-positive Salmonella strains were transferred to Escherichia coli and analysed by restriction, Southern blot hybridization, PCR and sequencing of resistance determinants. They were also assigned to incompatibility groups by PCR-based replicon typing, including three additional PCR assays for the IncU, IncR and ColE groups. The collection included isolates from humans and one from chicken meat.

Results: Five IncN plasmids carrying qnrS1, qnrB2 and qnrB19 genes were identified in Salmonella enterica Bredeney, Typhimurium PT507, Kentucky and Saintpaul. qnrS1 genes were also located on three further plasmid types, belonging to the ColE (in Salmonella Corvallis and Anatum), IncR (in Salmonella Montevideo) and IncHI2 (in Salmonella Stanley) groups.

Conclusions: Multiple events of mobilization, transposition and replicon fusion generate the complexity observed in qnr-positive isolates that are emerging worldwide. Despite the fact that the occurrence of qnr genes in bacteria from animals is scarcely reported, these genes are associated with genetic elements and located on plasmids that are recurrent in animal isolates.

Key Words: QNR , LAP-2 , quinolone resistance , replicon-typing , animal reservoir


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