Genome Sequence of Colistin-Resistant Bacteremic Shewanella algae Carrying the Beta-Lactamase Gene bla OXA-55

Ying-Ju Chen; Kwong-Chung Tung; Yu-Kai Hong; Shi-Yu Chen; Yao-Ting Huang; Po-Yu Liu

doi:10.1155/2019/3840563

Genome Sequence of Colistin-Resistant Bacteremic Shewanella algae Carrying the Beta-Lactamase Gene bla _OXA-55

Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol. 2019 Jun 10:2019:3840563. doi: 10.1155/2019/3840563. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Ying-Ju Chen¹, Kwong-Chung Tung², Yu-Kai Hong³, Shi-Yu Chen³, Yao-Ting Huang³, Po-Yu Liu^{4

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Food and Nutrition, Providence University, Taichung 43301, Taiwan.
² Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan.
³ Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan.
⁴ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan.
⁵ Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan.
⁶ Ph.D. Program in Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan.

Abstract

Shewanella algae is an emerging pathogen widely distributed in aquatic environment. Bacteremia is a major manifestation of S. algae infections, and there are increasing reports of antibiotic-resistant strains. However, little is known about the genomic characteristics of human bacteremic S. algae. Here, we report the results of the whole-genome sequencing of colistin-resistant S. algae TYL, a blood isolate. Chromosome-encoded pmrC associated with colistin resistance and bla _OXA-55 gene intrinsic to S. algae was identified. Continuous surveillance for the emergence of S. algae is needed.