Antimicrobial Resistance and Type III Secretion System Virulotypes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Dogs and Cats in Primary Veterinary Hospitals in Japan: Identification of the International High-Risk Clone Sequence Type 235
Wataru Hayashi, Katsutoshi Izumi, Satoshi Yoshida, Shino Takizawa, Kanae Sakaguchi, Keita Iyori, Kenichi Minoshima, Shinya Takano, Maki Kitagawa, Yukiko Nagano, Noriyuki Nagano
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an environmentally ubiquitous and important opportunistic human pathogen responsible for life-threatening health care-associated infections. Because of its extensive repertoire of virulence determinants and intrinsic and acquired resistance mechanisms, the organism could be one of the most clinically and epidemiologically important causes of morbidity and mortality.
Topics & Concepts
ImipenemMicrobiologyPseudomonas aeruginosaBiologyMultilocus sequence typingMeropenemAntibiotic resistanceCiprofloxacinGenotypeType three secretion systemMultiple drug resistanceDrug resistanceCarbapenemEffluxVirologyGeneVirulenceAntibioticsGeneticsBacteriaAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingAntimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus