First identification of an IMI-1 carbapenemase-producing colistin-resistant Enterobacter cloacae in China

Table 1 The distribution of IMI-producing isolates

IMI type^a	Host species	Location	Accession number	References
1	E. cloacae	USA	U50278	[7]
	E. cloacae	Taiwan	JX090311
	E. cloacae	France		[8]
	E. asburiae	Ireland		[10]
	E. cloacae	Canada	KR057494
	E. cloacae	China		This study
2	E. coli	Spain	JN412066	[15]
	E. asburiae	USA	DQ173429	[16]
	E. cloacae	China	AY780889	[12]
3	E. cloacae	Hong Kong	GU015024	[11]
4	E. cloacae	Singapore	KF958750
7	E. cloacae	Singapore	KM103296
8	E. cloacae	UK	KP081315
NCM-A	E. cloacae	Argentina	AJ536087
	E. cloacae	Canada	KR057492
	E. cloacae	Canada	KR057493
	E. cloacae	Canada	KR057495
	E. cloacae	Canada	KR057496
	E. cloacae	France	Z21956	[9]

^a bla _{IMI-5, -6, -9, -10 and -11} have been assigned but no sequences nor publications are available

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