IncA/C plasmid carrying bla NDM-1, bla CMY-16, and fosA3 in a Salmonella enterica serovar corvallis strain isolated from a migratory wild bird in Germany

A Salmonella enterica serovar Corvallis strain was isolated from a wild bird in Germany. This strain carried the IncA/C 2 pRH-1238 plasmid. Complete sequencing of the plasmid was performed, identifying the bla NDM-1 , bla CMY-16 , fosA3, sul1, sul2, strA, strB, aac(6′)-Ib, aadA5, aphA6, tetA(A), mphA, floR, dfrA7, and merA genes, which confer clinically relevant resistance to most of the antimicrobial classes, including β-lactams with carbapenems, fosfomycin, aminoglycosides, co-trimoxazole, tetracyclines, and macrolides. The strain likely originated from the Asiatic region and was transferred to Germany through the Milvus migrans migratory route. Copyright © 2015, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.