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Cefiderocol (FDC), a next-generation siderophore cephalosporin, demonstrates potent activity against many KPC producers; however, emerging variants are compromising its efficacy. Here, we report the identification and functional characterization of a novel KPC variant, KPC-160, which confers resistance to FDC. This variant, harboring a unique two-amino acid deletion (\u0394Glu167\u2013Leu168) within the \u03a9-loop, was discovered in a clinical ST15-KL19\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Klebsiella pneumoniae<\/jats:italic>\n                      isolate. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing, whole-genome sequencing, and conjugation assays defined the resistance profile and genetic context, while carbapenemase activity assays, enzyme kinetics, and molecular modeling elucidated the functional mechanism. Strain K1661 exhibited FDC resistance (MIC = 8 \u00b5g\/mL) alongside multidrug resistance. Genomic analysis identified the novel\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">bla<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sub>KPC-160<\/jats:sub>\n                      variant carried on an IncFIB(K) plasmid in dual IS26-flanked copies, displaying efficient transfer frequencies (3.73 \u00d7 10\u207b\u00b3\u22124.55 \u00d7 10\u207b\u2075). Compared with\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">bla<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sub>KPC-2<\/jats:sub>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">bla<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sub>KPC-160<\/jats:sub>\n                      featured a \u0394Glu167\u2013Leu168 deletion, which markedly increased FDC MICs (16-fold higher than KPC-2) and increased its affinity for FDC. Molecular docking and dynamics simulations indicated that this deletion stabilized FDC binding within the active site, thereby facilitating resistance. Conventional carbapenemase detection assays (mCIM, GeneXpert Carba-R, and NG-Test Carba 5) successfully identified KPC-160. These findings describe\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">bla<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sub>KPC-160<\/jats:sub>\n                      , a deletion variant conferring clinically relevant FDC resistance via enhanced interaction and compromised inhibition. Its localization on a highly transmissible plasmid with a dual-copy architecture underscores its potential for rapid dissemination. 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