Dissemination of Escherichia coli with CTX-M type ESBL between humans and yellow-legged gulls in the south of France.

Extended Spectrum beta-Lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacteriaceae started to appear in the 1980s, and have since emerged as some of the most significant hospital-acquired infections with Escherichia coli and Klebsiella being main players. More than 100 different ESBL types have been described, th...

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Main Authors: Jonas Bonnedahl, Mirva Drobni, Michel Gauthier-Clerc, Jorge Hernandez, Susanne Granholm, Yves Kayser, Asa Melhus, Gunnar Kahlmeter, Jonas Waldenström, Anders Johansson, Björn Olsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2694269?pdf=render