Detection of CTX-M-27 β-Lactamase Genes on Two Distinct Plasmid Types in ST38 Escherichia coli from Three U.S. States
Andrew Cameron, Rupinder Mangat, Heba H. Mostafa, Samantha Taffner, Jun Wang, Ghinwa Dumyati, Richard A. Stanton, Jonathan B. Daniels, Davina Campbell, Joseph D. Lutgring, Nicole Pecora
Abstract
Infections caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli are a significant cause of morbidity and health care costs. Globally, the prevailing clonal type is ST131 in association with the bla CTX-M-15 β-lactamase gene.
Topics & Concepts
Escherichia coliPlasmidBiologyGeneMicrobiologyEnterobacteriaceaeGeneticsGenomeAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology