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Dissemination of Escherichia coli with CTX-M type ESBL between humans and yellow-legged gulls in the south of France.
PloS one - 18 Jun 2009
Bonnedahl Jonas, Drobni Mirva, Gauthier-Clerc Michel, Hernandez Jorge, Granholm Susanne, Kayser Yves, Melhus Asa, Kahlmeter Gunnar, Waldenström Jonas, Johansson Anders, Olsen Björn
Abstract excerpt
Extended Spectrum beta-Lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacteriaceae started to appear in the 1980s, and have since emerged as some of the most significant hospital-acquired infections with Escherichia coli and Klebsiella being main players. More than 100 different ESBL types have been described, the most widespread being the CTX-M beta-lactamase enzymes (bla(CTX-M) genes). This study focuses on the zoonotic...
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