Complete Sequence and Molecular Epidemiology of IncK Epidemic Plasmid Encoding blaCTX-M-14

Complete Sequence and Molecular Epidemiology of IncK Epidemic Plasmid Encoding blaCTX-M-14

Antimicrobial drug resistance is a global challenge for the 21st century with the emergence of resistant bacterial strains worldwide. Transferable resistance to β-lactam antimicrobial drugs, mediated by production of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs), is of particular concern. In 2004, an ESBL-...

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Main Authors: Jennifer L. Cottell, Mark A. Webber, Nick G. Coldham, Dafydd L. Taylor, Anna M. Cerdeño-Tárraga, Heidi Hauser, Nicholas R. Thomson, Martin J. Woodward, Laura J.V. Piddock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bacteria
Escherichia coli
antimicrobial drug resistance
extended-spectrum beta-lactamase
CTX-M
plasmid
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/4/10-1009_article

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