Abstract
In this study, we present the first complete genome of an extensively drug-resistant strain of Shewanella xiamenensis, collected from hospital effluents in Algeria. This genome includes the chromosome and a large new plasmid harboring several drug-resistance genes.
Highlights
Shewanella xiamenensis is a recently validated species [1] that has been reported in different parts of the world [2,3,4,5,6]
In S. xiamenensis, the blaOXA-48-like genes encoding carbapenem-hydrolyzing enzymes have been reported and the bacterium is recognized as the progenitor of these genes [2,3,4,5]
Different resistance genes and mobile genetic elements have been identified in S. xiamenensis [6, 8]
Summary
Shewanella xiamenensis is a recently validated species [1] that has been reported in different parts of the world [2,3,4,5,6]. They have been proposed to be a reservoir and vehicle of different antibiotic-resistance determinants [2, 3, 6,7,8]. Different resistance genes and mobile genetic elements have been identified in S. xiamenensis [6, 8]. We present the first complete genome of S. xiamenensis T17, including the chromosome and a multidrug-resistance plasmid (pSx1).
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