Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in Escherichia coli isolated from dogs and cats in Rome, Italy, from 2001 to 2003

Alessandra Carattoli; Sarah Lovari; Alessia Franco; Gessica Cordaro; Paola Di Matteo; Antonio Battisti

doi:10.1128/AAC.49.2.833-835.2005

Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in Escherichia coli isolated from dogs and cats in Rome, Italy, from 2001 to 2003

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2005 Feb;49(2):833-5. doi: 10.1128/AAC.49.2.833-835.2005.

Authors

Alessandra Carattoli¹, Sarah Lovari, Alessia Franco, Gessica Cordaro, Paola Di Matteo, Antonio Battisti

Affiliation

¹ Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.

Abstract

We report expanded-spectrum cephalosporin resistance in Escherichia coli from dogs and cats in Rome, Italy. Three major beta-lactamases (CMY-2, SHV-12, and CTX-M-1) are reported for the first time in E. coli from sick and healthy dogs and cats. Molecular characterization suggests the presence of several combinations of beta-lactamase genes in E. coli from companion animals.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Cat Diseases / microbiology
Cats
Cephalosporin Resistance
Dog Diseases / microbiology
Dogs
Escherichia coli / drug effects
Escherichia coli / enzymology*
Escherichia coli / genetics
Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology*
Escherichia coli Infections / veterinary*
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Rome
beta-Lactamases / genetics
beta-Lactamases / isolation & purification*

Substances

beta-Lactamases