Regional dissemination of a trimethoprim-resistance gene cassette via a successful transposable element.

Antimicrobial resistance is a growing international problem. We observed a 50% increase in the prevalence of trimethoprim resistance among fecal Escherichia coli from healthy Nigerian students between 1998 and 2005, a trend to increase that continued in 2009.A PCR-based screen revealed that 131 (43....

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Hauptverfasser:	Amy S Labar, Jennifer S Millman, Ellen Ruebush, Japheth A Opintan, Rima A Bishar, A Oladipo Aboderin, Mercy J Newman, Adebayo Lamikanra, Iruka N Okeke
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Schriftenreihe:	PLoS ONE
Online-Zugang:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3364232?pdf=render
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