Genomic epidemiology of global Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Escherichia coli

Scientific Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Stoesser, N ^a   Sheppard, A E ^a   Peirano, G ^b,c   Anson, L W ^a   Pankhurst, L ^a   Sebra, R ^d   Phan, H T T ^a,e   Kasarskis, A ^d   Mathers, A J ^f   Peto, T E A ^a   Bradford, P ^g   Motyl, M R ^h   Walker, A S ^a   Crook, D W ^a   Pitout, J D ^b,c,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CALGARY LABORATORY SERVICES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^g ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^h MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEMASE;

ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DOSAGE; GENETICS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METABOLISM; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLASMID; REPLICON;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DOSAGE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PHYLOGENY; PLASMIDS; REPLICON;

EID: 85025127715     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-06256-2     Document Type: Article

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