Identification of Acinetobacter baumannii by detection of the blaOXA-51-like carbapenemase gene intrinsic to this species

J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Aug;44(8):2974-6. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01021-06.

Abstract

bla(OXA-51-like) was sought in clinical isolates of Acinetobacter species in a multiplex PCR, which also detects bla(OXA-23-like) and class 1 integrase genes. All isolates that gave a band for bla(OXA-51-like) identified as A. baumannii. This gene was detected in each of 141 isolates of A. baumannii but not in those of 22 other Acinetobacter species.

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter baumannii / classification*
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / enzymology
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / genetics
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification*
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
  • DNA, Bacterial / analysis
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
  • Genes, Bacterial*
  • Integrases / genetics
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Integrases
  • beta-Lactamases
  • carbapenemase