Superficieibacter electus gen. nov., sp. nov., an Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Possessing Member of the Enterobacteriaceae Family, Isolated From Intensive Care Unit Surfaces

Superficieibacter electus gen. nov., sp. nov., an Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Possessing Member of the Enterobacteriaceae Family, Isolated From Intensive Care Unit Surfaces

Two Gram-negative bacilli strains, designated BP-1(T) and BP-2, were recovered from two different Intensive Care Unit surfaces during a longitudinal survey in Pakistan. Both strains were unidentified using the bioMerieux VITEK MS IVD v2.3.3 and Bruker BioTyper MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry platforms....

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Main Authors: Robert F. Potter, Alaric W. D'Souza, Meghan A. Wallace, Angela Shupe, Sanket Patel, Danish Gul, Jennie H. Kwon, Wandy Beatty, Saadia Andleeb, Carey-Ann D. Burnham, Gautam Dantas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
ESBL harboring bacteria
Enterobacteriaceae taxonomy
Hospital surface surveillance
phylogenomics
antibiotic resistance genes
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01629/full

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