Distribution of a transposon-like element carrying blaCMY-2 among Salmonella and other Enterobacteriaceae

Lin‐Hui Su, Hsiu‐Ling Chen, Ju‐Hsin Chia, Shuying Liu, Chishih Chu, Tsu‐Lan Wu, Cheng‐Hsun Chiu

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · 2006 · 74 citations · 31 references

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Abstract

bla(CMY-2) is the most prevalent plasmid-mediated ampC gene among Enterobacteriaceae. All the bla(CMY-2) genes identified in the present study were associated with a specific transposon-like element that may be responsible for the spread of bla(CMY-2) among Enterobacteriaceae.

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