Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria Recovered From an Amazonian Lake Near the City of Belém, Brazil

Aquatic systems have been described as antibiotic resistance reservoirs, where water may act as a vehicle for the spread of resistant bacteria and resistance genes. We evaluated the occurrence and diversity of third generation cephalosporin-resistant gram-negative bacteria in a lake in the Amazonia...

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Main Authors: Dhara Y. Freitas, Susana Araújo, Adriana R. C. Folador, Rommel T. J. Ramos, Juliana S. N. Azevedo, Marta Tacão, Artur Silva, Isabel Henriques, Rafael A. Baraúna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00364/full