Open AccessReplicon typing of plasmids in Escherichia coli producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases
Author(s) -
G. Marcadé,
Catherine Deschamps,
Anders Boyd,
Valérie Gautier,
Bertrand Picard,
Catherine Branger,
Érick Denamur,
Guillaume Arlet
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkn428
Subject(s) - replicon , plasmid , biology , escherichia coli , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , gene
Escherichia coli producing CTX-M-15 and CTX-M-14 extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) are spreading worldwide. The aim of this work was to investigate the replicons involved in the emergence and spread of ESBLs in relation to ESBL type.
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