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MLST analysis showed the presence of eight sequence types: ST46* (two isolates), ST46, ST744, ST998, ST410, ST224, ST4380, ST683 and ST12 (one isolate each). Apart of the presence of blaNDM-1, the isolates carried a combination of various to \u03b2-lactams encoding resistance genes: blaTEM-1B, blaCTX-15, blaOXA-1, blaVIM-1, blaSHV-5, blaOXA-16, blaOXA-10 and blaVEB-1. Additionally, plurality of resistance genes to aminoglycosides, macrolides, rifamycin, phenicols, sulfonamides and tetracycline was detected. The presence of multiple replicons was observed, with predominance of IncFII and IncFIB. Analysis of blaNDM-1 genetic environment of the isolates showed that seven had 100% identity with the pS-3002cz plasmid (Accession Number KJ 958927), two with the pB-3002cz plasmid (Accession Number KJ958926) and one with the pEc19397-131 plasmid (Accession Number MG878866). \u03a4his latter plasmid was derived by the fusion of two, previously identified, plasmids, pAMPD2 and pLK75 (Accession Numbers CP078058 and KJ440076, respectively). The diversity of clones and plasmids of NDM-1 producing E. coli isolated from patients in Greece indicates a continuous horizontal gene transfer.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/microorganisms11020516","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,20]],"date-time":"2023-02-20T04:58:23Z","timestamp":1676869103000},"page":"516","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Diversity of Bacterial Clones and Plasmids of NDM-1 Producing Escherichia coli Clinical Isolates in Central Greece"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2819-2089","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Katerina","family":"Tsilipounidaki","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zoi","family":"Florou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anargyros","family":"Skoulakis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"George C.","family":"Fthenakis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Veterinary Faculty, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3905-0315","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Vivi","family":"Miriagou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Bacteriology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, 11521 Athens, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Efthymia","family":"Petinaki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"6235","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph10126235","article-title":"Escherichia coli in Europe: An overview","volume":"10","author":"Allocati","year":"2013","journal-title":"Int. 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