Genetic Characterization of a Conjugative Plasmid That Encodes Azithromycin Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae
ABSTRACT Mechanisms of azithromycin resistance have rarely been reported.In this study, an IncFIB/IncHI1B plasmid that confers resistance to azithromycin was recovered from a clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae strain.This plasmid could be efficiently disseminated to Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and other Gram-negative bacterial pathogens through conju