Complete Sequence of ablaKPC-2-Harboring IncFIIK1Plasmid from a Klebsiella pneumoniae Sequence Type 258 Strain

Abstract

ABSTRACTWe report the nucleotide sequence of a novelblaKPC-2-harboring IncFIIK1plasmid, pBK32179, isolated from a carbapenem-resistantKlebsiella pneumoniaeST258 strain from a New York City patient. pBK32179 is 165 kb long, consists of a large backbone of pKPN3-like plasmid, and carries an 18.5-kbblaKPC-2-containing element that is highly similar to plasmid pKpQIL. pBK32179-like plasmids were identified in 8.3% of strains in a collection of 96K. pneumoniaeisolates from hospitals in the New York City area.