Open AccessAnalysis of extended-spectrum- -lactamase-producing Escherichia coli isolates collected in the GERM-Vet monitoring programme
Author(s) -
A.-K. Schink,
Kristina Kadlec,
Heike Kaspar,
Joachim Mankertz,
Štefan Schwarz
Publication year - 2013
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/dkt123
Subject(s) - escherichia coli , microbiology and biotechnology , germ , broad spectrum , biology , enterobacteriaceae , chemistry , genetics , gene , combinatorial chemistry
The aims of this study were (i) to detect extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) genes among 1378 Escherichia coli isolates from defined disease conditions of companion and farm animals and (ii) to determine the localization and organization of ESBL genes.
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