Aeromonas and Pseudomonas species carriers of ampC FOX genes in aquatic environments.
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SUBMITTER: Voolaid V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3568572 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Aeromonas and Pseudomonas species carriers of ampC FOX genes in aquatic environments.
Voolaid Veiko V Tenson Tanel T Kisand Veljo V
Applied and environmental microbiology 20121130 3
Resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics is evolutionarily ancient, and resistance to new drugs develops and quickly spreads. Most studies on beta-lactam resistance concentrate on pathogens in medical and veterinary settings. We show that ampC FOX genes can be found in natural environmental isolates. ...[more]
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