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Salmonella Typhimurium ST213 is associated with two types of IncA/C plasmids carrying multiple resistance determinants.
BMC microbiology - 11 Jan 2011
Wiesner Magdalena, Calva Edmundo, Fernández-Mora Marcos, Cevallos Miguel A, Campos Freddy, Zaidi Mussaret B, Silva Claudia
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Salmonella Typhimurium ST213 was first detected in the Mexican Typhimurium population in 2001. It is associated with a multi-drug resistance phenotype and a plasmid-borne blaCMY-2 gene conferring resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins. The objective of the current study was to examine the association between the ST213 genotype and blaCMY-2 plasmids. RESULTS: The blaCMY-2 gene was carried by an...
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