Repeated detection of carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli in gulls inhabiting Alaska, USA
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
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Abstract
We report the first detection of carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli in Alaska and in wildlife in the United States. Wild bird (gull) feces sampled at three locations in Southcentral Alaska yielded isolates that harbored plasmid-encoded blaKPC-2 or chromosomally-encoded blaOXA-48, and genes associated with antimicrobial resistance to up to eight antibiotic classes.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Repeated detection of carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli in gulls inhabiting Alaska, USA |
| Series title | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy |
| DOI | 10.1128/AAC.00758-19 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Year Published | 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American society for Microbiology |
| Contributing office(s) | Alaska Science Center, Alaska Science Center Biology WTEB |
| Description | e00758-19, 4 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| City | Anchorage |
| Other Geospatial | Kenai Penninsula |