First identification of novel NDM carbapenemase, NDM-7, in Escherichia coli in France.

BACKGROUND: The NDM-1 carbapenemase has been identified in 2008 in Enterobacteriaceae. Since then, several reports have emphasized its rapid dissemination throughout the world. The spread of NDM carbapenemases involve several bla NDM gene variants associated with various plasmids among several Gram...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gaelle Cuzon, Rémy A Bonnin, Patrice Nordmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3625146?pdf=render