Abstract
KPC-82 is a KPC-2 variant identified in a carbapenem-nonsusceptible Citrobacter koseri that confers high-level resistance to ceftazidime-avibactam. Genomic analysis revealed that blaKPC-82 is carried by a chromosomally integrated Tn4401 transposon (disrupting porin gene phoE) and evolved by a 6-nucleotide tandem repeat duplication causing a two-amino-acid insertion (Ser-Asp) within the Ala267-Ser275 loop. Similar to related KPC variants, KPC-82 showed decreased carbapenemase activity when expressed in a heterologous background and remained susceptible to carbapenem/b-lactamase inhibitor combinations.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | e00150-21 |
| Journal | Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 07-2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases