Identical plasmid AmpC beta-lactamase genes and plasmid types in E. coli isolates from patients and poultry meat in the Netherlands |
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Authors: | Guido M. Voets Ad C. FluitJelle Scharringa Claudia SchapendonkThijs van den Munckhof Maurine A. Leverstein-van HallJames Cohen Stuart |
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Affiliation: | Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, G04.614, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | The increasing prevalence of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae is a worldwide problem. Recent studies showed that poultry meat and humans share identical Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase genes, plasmid types, and Escherichia coli strain types, suggesting that transmission from poultry meat to humans may occur. The aim of this study was to compare plasmid-encoded Ambler class C beta-lactamase (pAmpC) genes, their plasmids, and bacterial strain types between E. coli isolates from retail chicken meat and clinical isolates in the Netherlands. |
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Keywords: | Plasmid AmpC beta-lactamase Foodborne transmission E. coli Poultry Meat |
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