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Human-associated extended-spectrum β-lactamase in the Antarctic.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Mar 2012
Hernández Jorge, Stedt Johan, Bonnedahl Jonas, Molin Ylva, Drobni Mirva, Calisto-Ulloa Nancy, Gomez-Fuentes Claudio, Astorga-España M Soledad, González-Acuña Daniel, Waldenström Jonas, Blomqvist Maria, Olsen Björn
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli bacteria with extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) type CTX-M resistance were isolated from water samples collected close to research stations in Antarctica. The isolates had bla(CTX-M-1) and bla(CTX-M-15) genotypes and sequence types (ST) indicative of a human-associated origin. This is the first record of ESBL-producing enterobacteria from Antarctica.
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