Characterization of VIM-1-Producing E. coli Isolated From a German Fattening Pig Farm by an Improved Isolation Procedure

A few reports indicate that livestock might represent a new reservoir for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE). In 2015, VIM-1-producing Escherichia coli were detected at slaughter in colon contents of animals from a German fattening pig farm within the national monitoring on ESBL-produc...

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Main Authors: A. Irrgang, B.-A. Tenhagen, N. Pauly, S. Schmoger, Annemarie Kaesbohrer, J. A. Hammerl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02256/full