Enterobacter cloacae Complex Sequence Type 171 Isolates Expressing KPC-4 Carbapenemase Recovered from Canine Patients in Ohio
Author(s) -
Joshua B. Daniels,
Liang Chen,
Susan Vaughn Grooters,
Dixie F. Mollenkopf,
Dimitria A. Mathys,
Preeti Pancholi,
Barry N. Kreiswirth,
Thomas E. Wittum
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.01161-18
Subject(s) - enterobacter cloacae , enterobacteriaceae infections , microbiology and biotechnology , enterobacter , biology , enterobacteriaceae , sequence (biology) , type (biology) , virology , genetics , escherichia coli , gene , ecology
Companion animals are likely relevant in the transmission of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria.Enterobacter xiangfangensis sequence type 171 (ST171), a clone that has been implicated in clusters of infections in humans, was isolated from two dogs with clinical disease in Ohio.
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