Livestock Manure as Potential Reservoir of CTX-M Type Extended-spectrum β-lactamase Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Associated with Carbapenemase Production

Increasing faecal carriage rate of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL-KP) among livestock is responsible for abundance of these bacteria in livestock manure which is being extensively used as organic fertilizer in developing...

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Main Authors: Leimapokpam Sumitra Devi, Shobha Broor, Anita Chakravart, Debasish Chattopadhya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
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Online Access:https://microbiologyjournal.org/livestock-manure-as-potential-reservoir-of-ctx-m-type-extended-spectrum-%ce%b2-lactamase-producing-escherichia-coli-and-klebsiella-pneumoniae-associated-with-carbapenemase-production/