Genomic analysis of carbapenemase-encoding plasmids from Klebsiella pneumoniae across Europe highlights three major patterns of dissemination
S. David, V. Cohen, S. Reuter, A. E. Sheppard, T. Giani, J. Parkhill, the European Survey of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (EuSCAPE) Working Group, the ESCMID Study Group for Epidemiological Markers (ESGEM), G. M. Rossolini, E. J. Feil, H. Grundmann, D. M. Aanensen
This study analyzes carbapenemase-encoding plasmids in K. pneumoniae across Europe using long-read sequencing, identifying three distinct dissemination patterns of resistance genes.
bioRxiv · Dec 19, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology