Novel carbapenemases FLC-1 and IMI-2 encoded by an enterobacter cloacae complex isolated from food products

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Novel carbapenemases FLC-1 and IMI-2 encoded by an enterobacter cloacae complex isolated from food products
 
Brouwer, Michael S.M.; Tehrani, Kamaleddin H.M.E.; Rapallini, Michel; Geurts, Yvon; Kant, Arie; Harders, Frank; Mashayekhi, Vida; Martin, Nathaniel I.; Bossers, Alex; Mevius, Dik J.; Wit, Ben; Veldman, Kees T.
(2019) Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, volume 63, issue 6
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Abstract
Food for human consumption is screened widely for the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to assess the potential for transfer of resistant bacteria to the general population. Here, we describe an Enterobacter cloacae complex isolated from imported seafood that encodes two carbapenemases on two distinct plasmids. Both enzymes belong to Ambler ... read more
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Keywords: Antimicrobial resistance, Carbapenemase, Enterobacter, Plasmid, Pharmacology, Pharmacology (medical), Infectious Diseases
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.02338-18
ISSN: 0066-4804
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
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