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Presence of VIM-Positive Pseudomonas Species in Chickens and Their Surrounding Environment

2017; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 61; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/aac.00167-17

1098-6596

Rongmin Zhang, Zhihai Liu, Jiyun Li, Lei Lei, Wenjuan Yin, Mei Li, Congming Wu, Timothy R. Walsh, Yang Wang, Shaolin Wang, Yongning Wu,

Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

Metallo-β-lactamase gene blaVIM was identified on the chromosome of four Pseudomonas sp. isolates from a chicken farm, including one Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate from a swallow (Yanornis martini), one Pseudomonas putida isolate from a fly, and two P. putida isolates from chickens. The four isolates shared two variants of blaVIM-carrying genomic contexts that resemble the corresponding regions of clinical metallo-β-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas spp. Our study suggests that the surveillance of carbapenemase-producing bacteria in livestock and their surrounding environment is urgently needed.