Seagulls and Beaches as Reservoirs for Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli

Seagulls and Beaches as Reservoirs for Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli

A variety of extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing Escherichia coli isolates, with a high rate of cefotaximase-15 resistance, were identified in seagull feces from Porto, Portugal, beaches. Beaches may therefore present a risk to public health because of the potential pathogen-spreading capacity o...

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Main Authors: Roméo Rocha Simões, Laurent Poirel, Paulo Martins Da Costa, Patrice Nordmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
enteric infections
Escherichia coli
beta-lactamase
CTX-M
seagulls
beaches
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/1/09-0896_article

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