Human-Associated Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase in the Antarctic
Escherichia coli bacteria with extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) type CTX-M resistance were isolated from water samples collected close to research stations in Antarctica. The isolates had blaCTX-M-1 and blaCTX-M-15 genotypes and sequence types (ST) indicative of a human-associated origin. This i...
Published in: | Applied and Environmental Microbiology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2012
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Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3298176 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22247146 https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.07320-11 |
Summary: | Escherichia coli bacteria with extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) type CTX-M resistance were isolated from water samples collected close to research stations in Antarctica. The isolates had blaCTX-M-1 and blaCTX-M-15 genotypes and sequence types (ST) indicative of a human-associated origin. This is the first record of ESBL-producing enterobacteria from Antarctica. |
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