Novel mcr-5.3 variant in a CTX-M-8-producing Escherichia coli ST711 isolated from an infected horse

Author(s)

Fernandes, Miriam R. ^[1] ; Cerdeira, Louise ^[1] ; Silva, Meire M. ^[2] ; Sellera, Fabio P. ^[3] ; Munoz, Maria ^[1] ; Junior, Felicio G. ^[2] ; Azevedo, Sergio S. ^[2] ; Power, Pablo ^{[4, 5]} ; Gutkind, Gabriel ^{[4, 5]} ; Lincopan, Nilton ^{[6, 1]}

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Pharm, Dept Clin Anal, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Campina Grande, Acad Unit Vet Med, Patos de Minas, Paraiba - Brazil

^[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Vet Med & Anim Sci, Dept Internal Med, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[4] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn CONICET, Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina

^[5] Univ Buenos Aires, Fac Farm & Bioquim, Dept Microbiol Inmunol & Biotecnol, Catedra Microbiol, Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina

^[6] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biomed Sci, Dept Microbiol, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Document type: Letter
• Source: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy; v. 73, n. 12, p. 3520-3522, DEC 2018.
• Web of Science Citations: 2

Abstract

• FAPESP's process: 16/08593-9 - Pan-Resistome of beta-lactamase (KPC-2, CTX-M-8, CTX-M-15)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli isolates endemic in Brazil
• Grantee: Nilton Erbet Lincopan Huenuman
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 15/21325-0 - Comparative analysis of the resistome of Klebsiella pneumoniae XDR (NDM-1/KPC-2) belonging to the endemic high-risk clonal complex CC258
• Grantee: Louise Teixeira Cerdeira
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 15/13527-2 - Ancestral relationship, pan-resistoma plasmid of Escherichia coli producing b-lactamases of extended spectrum (CTX-M) and of plasmid curing methods
• Grantee: Miriam Rodriguez Fernandes
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate