Two IncHI1 megaplasmids in Klebsiella species reveal transposable-element-mediated blaIMP-1 mobilisation
Yu Wan, Victoria T Orr, María Getino, Sophie Mannix, Chloe Heenan, Ebony Richmond-Mensah, Nicholas Harper, Joshua L. C. Wong, Rojus Urbonas, Martina O. Chukwu, Jane F. Turton, Katie L. Hopkins, Gad M. Frankel, Alison Helen Holmes, Frances Davies, Elita Jauneikaite
This study identifies two IncHI1 megaplasmids in Klebsiella species carrying blaIMP-1, showing transposable element-mediated mobilisation and conjugative transfer.
bioRxiv · Sep 10, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology