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IS26-Mediated Formation of a Hybrid Plasmid Carrying mcr-1.1

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Purpose The objective of this study was to elucidate the characteristics and mechanism of formation of the fusion plasmid pHNSHP24 carrying mcr-1.1. Materials and Methods mcr-1.1-bearing Escherichia coli SHP24 and… Click to show full abstract

Purpose The objective of this study was to elucidate the characteristics and mechanism of formation of the fusion plasmid pHNSHP24 carrying mcr-1.1. Materials and Methods mcr-1.1-bearing Escherichia coli SHP24 and the corresponding transconjugant were subjected to whole-genome sequencing (WGS) combining the Illumina and MinION platforms to obtain the complete sequences of the fusion plasmid and its original plasmids. Results Complete sequence analysis and S1 nuclease-pulsed field gel electrophoresis (S1-PFGE) results indicated that E. coli SHP24 carried four plasmids: mcr-1.1-harboring phage-like plasmid pHNSHP24-3, F53:A-:B- plasmid pHNSHP24-4, pHNSHP24-1, and pHNSHP24-2. However, the plasmid pHNSHP24 carrying mcr-1.1 presents in the transconjugant differed from the four plasmids in the donor strain SHP24. Further analysis showed that pHNSHP24 may be the fusion product of pHNSHP24-3 and pHNSHP24-4 and is formed through a replicative transposition mechanism mediated by IS26 in E. coli SHP24. Conclusion This study is the first to report the fusion of an mcr-1.1-harboring phage-like pO111 plasmid and an F53:A-:B- plasmid mediated by IS26. Our findings revealed the role of phage-like and fusion plasmids in the dissemination of mcr-1.1.

Keywords: fusion; phnshp24; plasmid phnshp24; plasmid; carrying mcr; formation

Journal Title: Infection and Drug Resistance
Year Published: 2022

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