Research Article

Molecular Characterization of a Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain R46 Isolated from a Rabbit

Table 5

MICs (μg/mL) for K. pneumoniae R46, its cloned genes, and transconjugant (R46/EC600).

StrainFFCCHLNORAMKNALNEOaAMPTCYTGCaRIFPOLATMGENCNXSTRKAN

ATCC 25922440.25224810.2540.5<0.510.582
E. coli C60084412>840.521,0240.5<0.58121
Transconjugant (R46/EC600)5121288116>85125120.25512<0.06253232<0.0625>32512
K. pneumoniae R46>51225684>32>8512512416132321>32512
pMD™19-T-floR/DH5α12864<0.0625<0.0625245120.50.2510.25<0.510.5<0.52
pMD™19-T-mdfA2/DH5α32320.25144>51210.2520.25<0.510.542
pMD™19-T-qnrB2/DH5α8882162>51210.2580.5<0.510.542
pMD™19-T-catB3/DH5α88<0.0625284>51210.2520.25<0.510.542
E. coli DH5α84<0.06250.522<10.50.2520.25<0.510.2522

FFC: florfenicol; CHL: chloramphenicol; NOR: norfloxacin; AMK: amikacin; NAL: nalidixic; NEO: neomycin; AMP: ampicillin; TCY: tetracycline; TGC: tigecycline; RIF: rifampin; POL: polymyxin; ATM: aztreonam; GEN: gentamicin; CNX: cefminox; STR: streptomycin; KAN: kanamycin. aFor neomycin and tigecycline, we used EUCAST 2017 as the guideline.