First report of Oxa-72-producing Acinetobacter calcoaceticus in Lebanon.

ABSTRACT: Emergence of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp. has been increasingly reported worldwide. We report here the first detection of an Acinetobacter calcoaceticus isolate from vegetables in Lebanon carrying the bla Oxa-72 gene. These findings show that the Lebanese environment may constitute a potential reservoir for this antibiotic resistance gene.

SUBMITTER: Al Atrouni A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4706564 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature