MicrobiologyAntimicrobial Agents and ChemotherapyPeer-reviewed
Nested Russian Doll-like Genetic Mobility Drives Rapid Dissemination of the Carbapenem Resistance Gene blaKPC
Anna E Sheppard, Nicole Stoesser, Daniel J Wilson…·Amy J Mathers
This paper tracks the rapid spread of the blaKPC resistance gene in a hospital over five years, revealing nested genetic mobility mechanisms that enable dissemination across species and plasmids.
DOI 10.1128/aac.00464-16