Ahmed Fathy Ibrahim Hikal
Asst. Lecturer
The newly identified grdA gene confers high-level plazomicin resistance in Salmonella enterica serovars
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy • 2025
Publication Information
Authors
Ahmed F. Hikal; Shaohua Zhao; Steven Foley; Ashraf A. Khan
Keywords
grdA, plazomicin resistance, Salmonella enterica
Journal
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Volume
69
Issue
5
Pages
Not Available
publication.type
International
Paper Link
Open Link
Supplementary Materials
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Abstract
Plazomicin, a next-generation aminoglycoside, was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of multidrug-resistant complicated urinary tract infections. It is highly effective against most aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes (AMEs). Here, we report that Salmonella enterica strains containing the newly identified gentamicin resistance gene (grdA) are highly resistant to plazomicin. Heterologous expression of grdA in Escherichia coli ΔtolC resulted in plazomicin resistance with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) > 256 µg/mL. These findings reveal that GrdA confers significantly higher resistance to plazomicin than the previously known plazomicin-resistant AMEs AA (2)-Ia and APH (2″)-Iva.
