First Description of Two Sequence Type 2 Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates Carrying OXA 23 Carbapenemase in Pagellus acarne Fished from the Mediterranean Sea near Bejaia, Algeria
ABSTRACT To determine the occurrence of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in fish fished from the Mediterranean Sea near the Bejaia coast (Algeria) we studied 300 gills and gut samples that had been randomly and prospectively collected during 1 year. After screening on selective agar media, using PCR arrays and whole genome sequencing, we identified for the first time two OXA 23 producing A. baumannii strains belonging to the widespread sequence type 2 (ST2)/international clone II and harboring aminoglycoside modifying enzymes [aac(6' Ib and aac(3' I genes]
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy