<i>mcr</i>-Positive <i>Escherichia coli</i> ST131-<i>H</i>22 from Poultry in Brazil
André Becker Simões Saidenberg, Marc Stegger, Lance B. Price, Thor Bech Johannesen, Maliha Aziz, Marcos Paulo Vieira Cunha, Andréa Micke Moreno, Terezinha Knöbl
Abstract
Escherichia coli sequence type (ST) 131 is of concern because it can acquire antimicrobial resistance and cause extraintestinal infections. E. coli ST131-H22 sublineage appears capable of being transmitted to humans through poultry. We report on multidrug-resistant ST131-H22 poultry isolates in Brazil closely related to international human and poultry isolates.
Topics & Concepts
Escherichia coliMicrobiologyMultiple drug resistanceBiologyAntibiotic resistanceAntimicrobialPoultry farmingVirologyDrug resistanceAntibioticsGeneGeneticsEcologyAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyEscherichia coli research studies