Purpose: To investigate the genetic diversity of IncG plasmids, we have proposed a typing scheme based on replicon and performed comparative genomic analysis of five IncG plasmids from China.
Methods: p30860-KPC, p116965-KPC, pA1705-KPC, pA1706-KPC and pNY5520-KPC total in five IncG plasmids from clinical isolates of and , respectively, were fully sequenced and were compared with the previously collected reference plasmid p10265-KPC.
Results: Based on phylogeny, IncG-type plasmids are divided into IncG-I to IncG-VIII, the five plasmids belong to IncG-VIII.
The emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains in clinical settings has presented an escalating burden on human and public health. The dissemination of antibiotic resistance in is predominantly facilitated by chromosome-borne accessory genetic elements, although the existing literature on this subject remains limited. Hence, the primary objective of this study is to comprehensively investigate the genomic characteristics of chromosome-borne accessory genetic elements in .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVibrio parahaemolyticus, the leading cause of bacterial seafood-associated gastroenteritis, can form biofilms. In this work, the gene expression profiles of V. parahaemolyticus during biofilm formation were investigated by transcriptome sequencing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Pseudomonas aeruginosa has intrinsic antibiotic resistance and the strong ability to acquire additional resistance genes. However, a limited number of investigations provide detailed modular structure dissection and evolutionary analysis of accessory genetic elements (AGEs) and associated resistance genes (ARGs) in P. aeruginosa isolates.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThree novel imipenemase (IMP)-type metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs), referred to as IMP-89, IMP-91, and IMP-96, were detected in three clinical isolates from China. Antimicrobial susceptibility tests indicated these novel enzymes were resistant to most β-lactams, and IMP-96 with a Ser262Gly mutation had higher activity against meropenem than its point mutant. We then collected sequence data on all 91 available IMP variants for phylogenetic analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe mechanism of the cycloaddition reaction between singlet silylene silylene (H₂Si=Si:) and acetaldehyde has been investigated with CCSD(T)//MP2/6-31G* and CCSD(T)//MP2/6-31G** method, from the potential energy profile, we could predict that the reaction has three competitive dominant reaction pathways. The present rule of this reaction is that the 3p unoccupied orbital of the Si: atom in silylene silylene (H₂Si=Si:) inserts on the π orbital of acetaldehyde from oxygen side, resulting in the formation of an intermediate. Isomerization of the intermediate further leads to the generation of a four-membered ring silylene (the H₂Si-O in the opposite position).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe mechanism of the cycloaddition reaction between singlet state dimethylsilylene germylidene (Me(2)Si = Ge:) and acetone has been investigated with CCSD(T)//B3LYP/6-31G* method. From the potential energy profile, it could be predicted that the reaction has one dominant reaction pathway. The reaction rules presented are that the two reactants first form a Si-heterocyclic four-membered ring germylene through the [2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe mechanism of the cycloaddition reaction of forming a germanic hetero-polycyclic compound between singlet alkylidenegermylene and ethylene has been investigated with MP2/6-31G* method, including geometry optimization and vibrational analysis for the involved stationary points on the potential energy surface. The energies of the different conformations are calculated by CCSD(T)//MP2/6-31G* method. From the surface energy profile, it can be predicted that the dominant reaction pathway for this reaction consists of three steps: the two reactants first form a three-membered ring intermediate INT1 through a barrier-free exothermic reaction of 35.
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