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High Diversity of CTX-M Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases in Municipal Wastewater and Urban Wetlands.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jun 2016
Borgogna Timothy R, Borgogna Joanna-Lynn, Mielke Jenna A, Brown Celeste J, Top Eva M, Botts Ryan T, Cummings David E
Abstract excerpt
The CTX-M-type extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) present a serious public health threat as they have become nearly ubiquitous among clinical gram-negative pathogens, particularly the enterobacteria. To aid in the understanding and eventual control of the spread of such resistance genes, we sought to determine the diversity of CTX-M ESBLs not among clinical isolates, but in the environment, where weaker and...
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