Open AccessEvidence of Sharing of Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains between Healthy Companion Animals and Cohabiting Humans
Author(s) -
Cátia Marques,
Adriana Belas,
Catarina Aboim,
Patrícia CavacoSilva,
Graça Trigueiro,
L.T. Gama,
Constança Pomba
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01537-18
Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , multilocus sequence typing , pulsed field gel electrophoresis , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , macconkey agar , virulence , cefotaxime , feces , colonization , genotype , agar plate , virology , escherichia coli , bacteria , antibiotics , gene , genetics
This study aimed to characterize the fecal colonization and sharing ofKlebsiella pneumoniae strains between companion animals and humans living in close contact. Fecal samples were collected from 50 healthy participants (24 humans, 18 dogs, and 8 cats) belonging to 18 households.
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