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In this study, we investigated the prevalence, antimicrobial resistance profiles and genomic characteristics of CRAB isolates collected from hospitals in Shanghai, China, between June and December 2024, identifying ST2\n                    <jats:sup>Pas<\/jats:sup>\n                    (84.13%) and ST164\n                    <jats:sup>Pas<\/jats:sup>\n                    (15.08%) as the predominant lineages among the 126 CRAB isolates recovered from clinical (\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    =94), environmental (\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    =29) and healthcare worker (\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    =3) sources. Environmental CRAB accounted for the highest proportions on patient-contact surfaces (34.48%), medical devices (31.03%) and shared items (24.14%). Within the dominant ST2\n                    <jats:sup>Pas<\/jats:sup>\n                    lineage, clinical isolates exhibited higher resistance rates to ampicillin\/sulbactam, cefoperazone\/sulbactam and levofloxacin, with significantly higher carriage rates of\n                    <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>TEM-1D<\/jats:sub>\n                    compared to environmental isolates. Compared to ST164\n                    <jats:sup>Pas<\/jats:sup>\n                    , ST2\n                    <jats:sup>Pas<\/jats:sup>\n                    CRAB isolates exhibited greater resistance to amikacin, gentamicin, trimethoprim\/sulfamethoxazole and minocycline and a higher prevalence of\n                    <jats:italic>aph<\/jats:italic>\n                    (3\u2032)-Ia,\n                    <jats:italic>aph<\/jats:italic>\n                    (3\u2033)-Ib,\n                    <jats:italic>aph(3\u2032<\/jats:italic>\n                    )-VI,\n                    <jats:italic>aph<\/jats:italic>\n                    (6)-Id,\n                    <jats:italic>arm<\/jats:italic>\n                    A,\n                    <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>OXA-66<\/jats:sub>\n                    <jats:italic>, bla<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>TEM-1D<\/jats:sub>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>mph<\/jats:italic>\n                    (E) and\n                    <jats:italic>tet<\/jats:italic>\n                    (B), but lower rates of\n                    <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>CARB-16<\/jats:sub>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>NDM-1<\/jats:sub>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>OXA-91<\/jats:sub>\n                    (\n                    <jats:italic>P&lt;<\/jats:italic>\n                    0.05). Notably, comparative genomic analysis suggested putative adaptive differences between the two lineages. ST2\n                    <jats:sup>Pas<\/jats:sup>\n                    retained the T6SS and biofilm-associated genes (\n                    <jats:italic>bap<\/jats:italic>\n                    ), descriptive genomic features that suggest a potential capacity for active colonization. Conversely, the ST164\n                    <jats:sup>Pas<\/jats:sup>\n                    clone lacked the T6SS gene cluster but was enriched with the surface adhesin\n                    <jats:italic>ata<\/jats:italic>\n                    and immune evasion-related genes. Concordantly, ST164\n                    <jats:sup>Pas<\/jats:sup>\n                    CRAB isolates exhibited significantly stronger biofilm-forming capacities than ST2\n                    <jats:sup>Pas<\/jats:sup>\n                    <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                    . We hypothesize that these genomic alterations and phenotypic traits may represent a fitness trade-off, potentially conferring a survival advantage under antibiotic pressure. Furthermore,\n                    <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>OXA-23<\/jats:sub>\n                    in ST2\n                    <jats:sup>Pas<\/jats:sup>\n                    was predominantly carried on conjugative plasmids restricted to\n                    <jats:italic>Acinetobacter<\/jats:italic>\n                    species, whereas\n                    <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>NDM-1<\/jats:sub>\n                    in ST164\n                    <jats:sup>Pas<\/jats:sup>\n                    was localized on a broad-host-range non-mobile plasmid, potentially facilitating cross-genus transmission. Although our ST164\n                    <jats:sup>Pas<\/jats:sup>\n                    isolates shared high homology with clinical strains from Zhejiang, China, the genomic localization of\n                    <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>NDM-1<\/jats:sub>\n                    differed between the plasmid and chromosome, respectively. These descriptive genomic findings highlight the putative adaptive trajectories of the predominant ST2\n                    <jats:sup>Pas<\/jats:sup>\n                    and emerging ST164\n                    <jats:sup>Pas<\/jats:sup>\n                    clones, underscoring the critical need for comprehensive genomic surveillance, complemented by future phenotypic validation, to monitor their rapid evolution and dissemination.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1099\/mgen.0.001679","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,8]],"date-time":"2026-04-08T15:16:31Z","timestamp":1775661391000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Comparative genomic and resistance characterization of ST2 and ST164 carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from hospital environments and clinical 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