High Prevalence of CTX-M-15-Type ESBL-Producing E. coli from Migratory Avian Species in Pakistan

High Prevalence of CTX-M-15-Type ESBL-Producing E. coli from Migratory Avian Species in Pakistan

The increased presence of clinically relevant multidrug resistant bacteria in natural environments is an emerging challenge for global health care. Little is known regarding the occurrence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-E. coli) from environmental sentinels in P...

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Main Authors: Mashkoor Mohsin, Shahbaz Raza, Katharina Schaufler, Nicole Roschanski, Fatima Sarwar, Torsten Semmler, Peter Schierack, Sebastian Guenther
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
antimicrobial resistance
wild birds
ESBL-producing E. coli
genomic epidemiology
Pakistan
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02476/full

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