Analysis of pCl107 a large plasmid carried by an ST25 Acinetobacter baumannii strain reveals a complex evolutionary history and links to multiple antibiotic resistance and metabolic pathways
Rafei R, Koong J, Osman M, Al Atrouni A, Hamze M, Hamidian M. Analysis of pCl107 a large plasmid carried by an ST25 Acinetobacter baumannii strain reveals a complex evolutionary history and links to multiple antibiotic resistance and metabolic pathways. FEMS Microbes 2022, 3: xtac027. PMID: 37332503, PMCID: PMC10117892, DOI: 10.1093/femsmc/xtac027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplex evolutionary historyEvolutionary historyMetabolic pathwaysHybrid assembly approachConjugative transfer systemOxford Nanopore sequencingLarge plasmidsMetabolic modulesComplete sequenceMetabolism modulesAntibiotic resistance genesAncestral structureIllumina MiSeqNanopore sequencingResistance genesPossible ancestorAntibiotic resistanceGlobal clone 2PlasmidMultiple antibiotic resistanceClone 2Important pathogenResistance islandsKb plasmidSequence types