Christopher J. Harmer, Steven J. Nigro, Ruth M. Hall

Acinetobacter baumannii GC2 Sublineage Carrying the aac ( 6 ′)- Im Amikacin, Netilmicin, and Tobramycin Resistance Gene Cassette

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Cell Biology
  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Genetics
  • General Immunology and Microbiology
  • Ecology
  • Physiology

Aminoglycosides are important therapeutic options for treatment of Acinetobacter infections. Here, we show that a little-known aminoglycoside resistance gene, aac(6′)-Im ( aacA16 ), that confers amikacin, netilmicin, and tobramycin resistance has been circulating undetected for many years in a sublineage of A. baumannii global clone 2 (GC2), generally with a second aminoglycoside resistance gene, aacC1 , which confers resistance to gentamicin.

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