IncI1/ST3 and IncN/ST1 plasmids drive the spread of blaTEM-52 and blaCTX-M-1/-32 in diverse Escherichia coli clones from different piggeries | Zendy

Carla Rodrigues | Zendy; Elisabete Machado | Zendy; Luı́sa Peixe | Zendy; Ângela Novais | Zendy

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IncI1/ST3 and IncN/ST1 plasmids drive the spread of blaTEM-52 and blaCTX-M-1/-32 in diverse Escherichia coli clones from different piggeries

Author(s) -

Carla Rodrigues,

Elisabete Machado,

Luı́sa Peixe,

Ângela Novais

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/dkt187

Subject(s) - biology , plasmid , multilocus sequence typing , microbiology and biotechnology , escherichia coli , replicon , enterobacteriaceae , feces , context (archaeology) , genetics , gene , genotype , paleontology

The spread of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae among food animals/products has raised concerns about their possible transmission through the food chain. We aimed to characterize piggeries (pigs, piggery environments) as reservoirs of TEM-52- and CTX-M-encoding plasmids and clones.

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