Characterization of <i>bla</i>_KPC-2-Carrying Plasmid pR31-KPC from a <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Strain Isolated in China

• Main Authors: Min Yuan (Author), Hongxia Guan (Author), Dan Sha (Author), Wenting Cao (Author), Xiaofeng Song (Author), Jie Che (Author), Biao Kan (Author), Juan Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This work aimed to characterize a 29-kb <i>bla</i>_KPC-2-carrying plasmid, pR31-KPC, from a multidrug resistant strain of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> isolated from the sputum of an elderly patient with multiple chronic conditions in China. The backbone...