Characterization of Phenotypic and Genotypic Diversity of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Strains Isolated From Selected Hospitals in Iran

Characterization of Phenotypic and Genotypic Diversity of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Strains Isolated From Selected Hospitals in Iran

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an environmental Gram-negative bacterium that has rapidly emerged as an important nosocomial pathogen in hospitalized patients. Treatment of S. maltophilia infections is difficult due to increasing resistance to multiple antibacterial agents. The purpose of this study...

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Main Authors: Narjess Bostanghadiri, Zohreh Ghalavand, Fatemeh Fallah, Abbas Yadegar, Abdollah Ardebili, Samira Tarashi, Abazar Pournajaf, Jalal Mardaneh, Saeed Shams, Ali Hashemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
antibiotic resistance genes
biofilm
efflux pump
sequence type
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01191/full

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