Association between the presence of CRISPR-Cas system genes and antibiotic resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from patients admitted in Ahvaz teaching hospitals
If the CRISPR/Cas modules aren't present, the bacteria can still acquire foreign DNA, including antibiotic resistance genes. K. pneumoniae isolates with a CRISPR-Cas system were less likely to carry antibiotic-resistance genes than those lacking this defense system.
Authors
- Hossein Meghdadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4881-173X)
- Effat Abbasi Montazeri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3310-7050)
- Mohammad Savari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1113-0543)
- Sousan Akrami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6643-140X)
- Morteza Saki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7419-0116)
Institutions
- Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Iran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-10-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10018-7
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.19
Funders
- Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences