Human-Associated Extended-Spectrum β - Lactamase in the Antarctic
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Date
2012-03
Authors
Hernández, Jorge
Stedt, Johan
Bonnedahl, Jonas
Molin, Ylva
Drobni, Mirva
Calisto Ulloa, Nancy
Gómez Fuentes, Claudio
Astorga España, María Soledad
González Acuña, Daniel
Waldenström, Jonas
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Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Abstract
Escherichia coli bacteria with extended-spectrum -lactamase (ESBL) type CTX-M resistance were isolated from water
samples collected close to research stations in Antarctica. The isolates had blaCTX-M-1 and blaCTX-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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Keywords
Ciencia, Contaminación del agua
Citation
March 2012 Volume 78 Number 6