Table 1 Plasmids used in this study

Name	Group	Size (bp)	Transmission^a	Origin	Year^b	Reference
pBS228	IncP-1α	89,147	Mobilizable	Waste water	1981	Haines et al. [55]
Rms149	IncP-6	57,121	Mobilizable	Clinical	1975	Haines et al. [56]
pAKD1	IncP-1β	58,246	Conjugative	Soil	1998	Sen et al. [57]
pAMBL1	RepA/C	26,440	Mobilizable	Clinical	2006	San Millan et al. [58]
pAMBL2	Rep_3	24,133	Non-transmissible	Clinical	2007	San Millan et al. [58]
pNUK73	NA^c	5128	Non-transmissible	Soil	2003	Itoh et al. [59]

^aPlasmid classification according to conjugative ability: Conjugative: self-transmissible by conjugation. Mobilizable: able to conjugate using the conjugative machinery of a helper conjugative element. Non-transferable: not able to conjugate or to be mobilized
^bYear of description
^cNot applicable. The small plasmid pNUK73 does not belong to a specific plasmid group

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