Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6115677 | Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease | 2014 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli isolated from poultry in Brazil showed blaCTX-M-8 gene. IS10 was found upstream of blaCTX-M-8, harbored on plasmids IncI1, ST113/ST114 subtypes. Genomic relationship revealed a heterogeneous E. coli population. The gene blaCTX-M-8 is established in South America in food-producing animals, which represent risk of dissemination for other countries.
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Authors
Joseane Cristina Ferreira, Rafael Antonio Casarin Penha Filho, Leonardo Neves Andrade, Angelo Berchieri Junior, Ana Lúcia Costa Darini,