Emergence of carbapenem-resistant and colistin-susceptible Enterobacter cloacae complex co-harboring blaIMP-1 and mcr-9 in Japan

Table 3 Genetic characterization of carbapenem-resistant and colistin non-resistant E.cloacae complex isolates coharboring bla_IMP-1 and mcr-9

Isolates	Genetic contents	Plasmid type	Size (bp)	GC content	Antibiotic resistance genes
E. xiangfangensis A2483	chromosome		5,024,985	55.24%	bla_{ACT- 7}, fosA
	plasmid	IncHI2	288,696	46.30%	mcr-9
	plasmid		61,594	47.40%	aac(6′)-Iic, bla_IMP-1, sul1
E. xiangfangensis A2504	chromosome		4,934,510	54.70%	bla_{ACT- 7,}fosA
	plasmid	IncHI2	276,927	46.30%	mcr-9
	plasmid		61,594	47.40%	aac(6′)-Iic, bla_IMP-1,sul1
E. asburiae A2563	chromosome		4,808,368	55.80%	bla_{ACT- 6,}bla_IMP-1,mcr-9, sul1
E. asburiae A2563	plasmid	IncFIB (pECLA)	115,246

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