CTX-M-3β-Lactamase-ProducingEscherichia colifrom Greece
- 1 March 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc in Microbial Drug Resistance
- Vol. 8 (1), 35-37
- https://doi.org/10.1089/10766290252913737
Abstract
An Escherichia coli clinical strain resistant to all β-lactams except carbapenems was isolated in a Greek hospital. Analysis of β-lactamase content by isoelectric focusing, PCR assays specific for various bla genes, and DNA sequencing showed that the strain produced TEM-1, a Citrobacter freundii AmpC-related cephalosporinase, and CTX-M-3. The blaCTX-M-3 gene was carried by a 120-kb plasmid that was readily transferable to a susceptible E. coli host.Keywords
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