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CTX‐M‐15‐type extended‐spectrum beta‐lactamases‐producing Escherichia coli from wild birds in Germany
Author(s) -
Guenther Sebastian,
Grobbel Mirjam,
Beutlich Janine,
Bethe Astrid,
Friedrich Nicole D.,
Goedecke Andreas,
LübkeBecker Antina,
Guerra Beatriz,
Wieler Lothar H.,
Ewers Christa
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
environmental microbiology reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.229
H-Index - 69
ISSN - 1758-2229
DOI - 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2010.00148.x
Subject(s) - biology , pulsed field gel electrophoresis , goose , escherichia coli , waterfowl , clone (java method) , multilocus sequence typing , microbiology and biotechnology , enterobacteriaceae , isolation (microbiology) , genetics , genotype , ecology , gene , habitat
Summary The isolation of Escherichia coli from wild birds in Germany revealed the occurrence of four CTX‐M‐15‐producing strains from four different birds (2.3% of 172 isolates). CTX‐M producers were recovered from two Eurasian Blackbirds, one Rock Pigeon and a Greater White‐fronted Goose. All CTX‐M‐producing E. coli revealed a clonal relationship as determined by pulsed‐field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and were assigned to multilocus sequence type (ST) 648. Our findings suggest the emergence of a new clone with epidemiological importance and strengthen the role of wild bird species other than waterfowl as possible reservoirs of ESBL‐producing Enterobacteriaceae .