blaCTX-M-27-Encoding Escherichia coli Sequence Type 131 Lineage C1-M27 Clone in Clinical Isolates, Germany

Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Oct;23(10):1754-1756. doi: 10.3201/eid2310.170938.

Abstract

We examined extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing isolates from livestock, humans, companion animals, food, and the environment during 2009-2016 in Germany for the presence of CTX-M-27 allele within Escherichia coli sequence type (ST) 131. E. coli ST131 C1-M27 was exclusively present in humans; its incidence increased from 0% in 2009 to 45% in 2016.

Keywords: C1-M27; CTX-M-27; ESBL; Escherichia coli; Germany; Japan; ST131; antimicrobial resistance; bacteria; blaCTX-M-27; extended-spectrum β-lactamases.

MeSH terms

  • Alleles
  • Animals
  • Clone Cells
  • Escherichia coli / classification
  • Escherichia coli / genetics*
  • Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
  • Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology*
  • Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / genetics*
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / metabolism
  • Food Microbiology
  • Gene Expression
  • Germany / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Livestock / microbiology
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing
  • Pets / microbiology
  • Phylogeny
  • Plasmids / chemistry*
  • Plasmids / metabolism
  • Water Microbiology
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics*
  • beta-Lactamases / metabolism

Substances

  • Escherichia coli Proteins
  • CTX-M-27, E coli
  • beta-Lactamases