AUTHOR=Jones-Dias Daniela , Clemente Lurdes , Moura Inês B. , Sampaio Daniel A. , Albuquerque Teresa , Vieira Luís , Manageiro Vera , Caniça Manuela 

TITLE=Draft Genomic Analysis of an Avian Multidrug Resistant Morganella morganii Isolate Carrying qnrD1

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Microbiology

VOLUME=7

YEAR=2016

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01660

DOI=10.3389/fmicb.2016.01660

ISSN=1664-302X

ABSTRACT=<p><italic>Morganella morganii</italic> is a commensal bacterium and opportunistic pathogen often present in the gut of humans and animals. We report the 4.3 Mbp draft genome sequence of a <italic>M. morganii</italic> isolated in association with an <italic>Escherichia coli</italic> from broilers in Portugal that showed macroscopic lesions consistent with colisepticemia. The analysis of the genome matched the multidrug resistance phenotype and enabled the identification of several clinically important and potentially mobile acquired antibiotic resistance genes, including the plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinant <italic>qnrD1</italic>. Mobile genetic elements, prophages, and pathogenicity factors were also detected, improving our understanding toward this human and animal opportunistic pathogen.</p>