Wild coastline birds as reservoirs of broad-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Miami Beach, Florida. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2012 May;56(5):2756-8
Date
02/09/2012Pubmed ID
22314536Pubmed Central ID
PMC3346599DOI
10.1128/AAC.05982-11Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84860111419 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 55 CitationsAbstract
A high rate of broad-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli isolates was identified from seagull and pelican feces collected in the Miami Beach, Florida, area. The most commonly identified resistance determinants were CMY-2 and CTX-M-15. Those wild birds might be therefore considered vehicles for wide dissemination of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in the United States.
Author List
Poirel L, Potron A, De La Cuesta C, Cleary T, Nordmann P, Munoz-Price LSMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AnimalsBase Sequence
Bird Diseases
Birds
DNA, Bacterial
Disease Reservoirs
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli Infections
Feces
Florida
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Molecular Sequence Data
Plasmids
beta-Lactam Resistance
beta-Lactamases
