Distribution of blaCTX-M-gene variants in E. coli from different origins in Ecuador

Distribution of blaCTX-M-gene variants in E. coli from different origins in Ecuador

The increasing abundance of extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) genes in E. coli, and other commensal and pathogenic bacteria, endangers the utility of third or more recent generation cephalosporins, which are major tools for fighting deadly infections. The role of domestic animals in the transmiss...

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Main Authors: Xavier Valenzuela, Hayden Hedman, Alma Villagomez, Paul Cardenas, Joseph N.S. Eisenberg, Karen Levy, Lixin Zhang, Gabriel Trueba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Medicine in Microecology
Subjects:
E. coli
Antimicrobial resistance
Third-generation cephalosporin resistance (TGCR)
blaCTX-M
ISEcp1, spacer sequence
Ecuador
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590097823000174

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