Genome analyses of bla NDM-4 carrying ST 315 Escherichia coli isolate from sewage water of one of the Indian hospitals

Abstract Background Emergence of carbapenem resistant Escherichia coli pathovars and their environmental dissemination are alarming problems. E. coli isolated from sewage water of hospital setting conferred a high resistance towards β-lactams, particularly towards carbapenem. This prompted us to per...

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Main Authors: Ayesha Z. Beg, Asad U. Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Gut Pathogens
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13099-018-0247-8