Genomic Insights into Global <i>bla</i> <sub>CTX-M-55</sub> -Positive Escherichia coli Epidemiology and Transmission Characteristics
Jintao Yang, Lijuan Zhang, Lu Yang, Rongmin Zhang, Hong‐Xia Jiang
Abstract
CTX-M-55 was first discovered in Thailand in 2004, and today, this enzyme is the most common CTX-M subtype in E. coli of animal origin in China. Thus, bla CTX-M-55 -positive E. coli getting widely spread is a growing public health problem.
Topics & Concepts
Escherichia coliBiologyPhylogenetic treePlasmidTransmission (telecommunications)GeneticsTypingGenomeMultilocus sequence typingMolecular epidemiologyPhylogeneticsGeneGenotypeEngineeringElectrical engineeringAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyBacteriophages and microbial interactions