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The antimicrobial resistance determinants were identified using the ABRicate program in the ResFinder database. Insertion sequences were identified using ISFinder and the bacterial virulence factors identified using the Virulence Factor Database (VFDB). The K and O loci were examined using Kleborate. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and replicon type identification were performed by the Center for Genomic Epidemiology. Conjugation-related elements were predicted using\n                      <jats:italic>oriT<\/jats:italic>\n                      finder. The plasmid structure was visualized using Circos, and a possible evolutionary model was constructed using BioRender.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Isolates KPZM6 and KPZM16 were identified as ST592 and KL57, respectively, and were collected from the same department. The antimicrobial susceptibility testing data revealed that KPZM16 possesses an extensively drug-resistant (XDR) profile, whereas KPZM6 is a susceptible\n                      <jats:italic>K. pneumoniae<\/jats:italic>\n                      . The hybrid assembly showed that both KPZM6 and KPZM16 have one pLVPK-like virulence plasmid carrying the\n                      <jats:italic>rmpA<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>rmpA2<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and\n                      <jats:italic>iucABCD-iutA<\/jats:italic>\n                      gene clusters. However, strain KPZM16 harbors one IncN plasmid carrying the carbapenem resistance genes\n                      <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sub>NDM-1<\/jats:sub>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>dfrA14<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and\n                      <jats:italic>qnrS1<\/jats:italic>\n                      . The results of the conjugation experiments demonstrated that the plasmid could be transferred to the recipient strain. It is possible that the NDM-1-producing plasmid was transferred from KPZM6 to KPZM16 via conjugation, leading to the formation of CR-hvKp.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This is the first study in which complete genomic characterization of the rare NDM-1-producing ST592\n                      <jats:italic>K. pneumoniae<\/jats:italic>\n                      clinical isolate was performed. This study provides a possible evolutionary hypothesis for the formation of CR-hvKp via conjugation. 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