Origin of the AbGRI1 antibiotic resistance island found in the comM gene of Acinetobacter baumannii GC2 isolates

sometimes finds a place for such treatment under specific settings, with the attendant risk of development of mycobacterial resistance.In addition, while horizontal transfer of genetic materials between M. leprae and M. tuberculosis has not been reported, such a possibility cannot be totally excluded in other mycobacteria, as suggested by the recent findings regarding genomic islands that display a wide spectrum of genes, including those annotated as phagic or plasmid genes, in clinical and environmental Mycobacterium avium subsp.hominissuis. 9The relevance of these observations for clofazimine resistance in mycobacterial species appears elusive at present; however, future research is warranted for better delineation.