Clinically Relevant ESBL-Producing K. pneumoniae ST307 and E. coli ST38 in an Urban West African Rat Population

Clinically Relevant ESBL-Producing K. pneumoniae ST307 and E. coli ST38 in an Urban West African Rat Population

High-risk ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) have been described in wild birds and rodents worldwide. Rats are of special interest not only due to their indicator role for environmental pollution with multi-resistant bacteria but also as possible infection source. Data on the presence of hig...

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Main Authors: Katharina Schaufler, Kathrin Nowak, Ariane Düx, Torsten Semmler, Laura Villa, Laye Kourouma, Karim Bangoura, Lothar H. Wieler, Fabian H. Leendertz, Sebastian Guenther
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
ESBL
rats
clonal spread
MLST
WGS
one health
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00150/full

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