Table 3 Phenotypes and genotypes of 12 PMQR-positive E. coli isolates

SSC-8

qepA

AM, AMC, C, CF, CL, CZ, D, GM, K, N, NA, P, S, SXT, TE

bla_TEM-1, bla_CMY-2, sul1, cmlA, tetA, tetD, tetE

I (aadA1-dfrA1)

I1

EAST1

SSC-23

qepA

AM, AMC, AN, C, CF, CZ, D, GM, K, N, NA, P, S, SXT, TE

bla_TEM-1, bla_CMY-2, sul1, sul2, cmlA, tetA, tetD, tetE

I (aadA1-aadA2- aadB-cmlA6)

FIB, I1, P

EAST1

SSC-29

aac(6’)-Ib-cr

AM, AMC, C, D, GM, K, N, NA, P, S, SXT, TE

bla_TEM-1, bla_SHV-1, bla_OXA-1, sul1, sul2, cmlA, tetA, tetD, tetE

I (-)

FIB, FIC, HI1, N

F4:paa:LT:STb:EAST1

SSC-30

aac(6’)-Ib-cr

AM, AMC, C, CF, D, GM, K, N, NA, P, SXT, TE

bla_OXA-1, sul1, sul2, cmlA, aac(3)-II, tetA, tetD, tetE

I (aadA1-dfrA1)

I1, HI1, N, Y

F4:F41:STa:STb:EAST1

SSC-31

aac(6’)-Ib-cr

AM, AMC, C, CF, CZ, FEP, FOX, GM, K, N, NA, P, SXT, TE

bla_OXA-1, bla_CMY-2, sul1, sul2, cmlA, tetD, tetE

I (-)

FIB, FIC, HI1, N

F4:LT:STb:EAST1

SSC-33

aac(6’)-Ib-cr

AM, AMC, C, D, GM, K, N, NA, P, S, SXT, TE

bla_OXA-1, bla_CMY-2, sul1, sul2, cmlA, tetA, tetD, tetE

I (-)

FIA, FIB, FIC, HI1, N, Y

F4:paa:AIDA:LT:STb:EAST1

SSC-35

qnrS

AMC, CF, D, GM, K, N, NA, P, S, TE

bla_CMY-2, sul1, tetA, tetB, tetD, tetE

I (aadA1-aadA2- aadB)

FIB, I1, X

STa

SSC-37

aac(6’)-Ib-cr

AM, AMC, C, D, GM, K, N, NA, P, S, SXT, TE

bla_TEM-1, bla_SHV-1, bla_OXA-1, bla_CMY-2, sul2, cmlA, tetA, tetD, tetE

I (-)

FIB, FIC, HI1, N

F4:paa:AIDA:LT:STa:STb

SSC-38

aac(6’)-Ib-cr

AM, AMC, C, CF, CZ, D, GM, K, N, NA, P, S, SXT, TE

bla_TEM-1, bla_SHV-1, bla_OXA-1, bla_CMY-2, sul1, sul2, cmlA, tetA, tetD, tetE

I (-)

FIB, FIC, HI1, N

EAST1

SSC-41

aac(6’)-Ib-cr

AM, AMC, C, CF, D, GM, K, N, NA, P, S, SXT, TE

bla_OXA-1, bla_CMY-2, sul1, sul2, cmlA, tetA, tetD, tetE

I (-)

FIB, FIC, HI1, N, Y

LT:STb:EAST1

SSC-42

qnrS

AM, CF, D, GM, NA, P, S, SXT, TE

bla_TEM-1, bla_CMY-2, sul2, aac(3)-II, tetA, tetD, tetE

I (-)

FIA, FIB, FIC, I1, X

F4:LT:STb:EAST1

SSC-47

qnrS

AM, AMC, AN, ATM, C, CZ, D, K, N, NA, P, S, SXT, TE

bla_TEM-1, bla_ACC-2, bla_CMY-2, sul2, cmlA, tetA, tetD, tetE

I (-)

A/C, I1

F4:F41:STa:STb