| Literature DB >> 31964797 |
Michael Brilhante1,2, Juliana Menezes3, Adriana Belas3, Claudia Feudi4, Stefan Schwarz4, Constança Pomba3, Vincent Perreten5.
Abstract
Two multidrug-resistant and carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli clones of sequence type 410 were isolated from fecal samples of a dog with skin infection on admission to an animal hospital in Portugal and 1 month after discharge. Whole-genome sequencing revealed a 126,409-bp Col156/IncFIA/IncFII multidrug resistance plasmid and a 51,479-bp IncX3 bla OXA-181-containing plasmid. The chromosome and plasmids carried virulence genes characteristic for uropathogenic E. coli, indicating that dogs may carry multidrug-resistant E. coli isolates related to those causing urinary tract infections in humans.Entities:
Keywords: Escherichia coli; ExPEC; carbapenemase; companion animals; pets; veterinary
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Year: 2020 PMID: 31964797 PMCID: PMC7179305 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02298-19
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191