Genomic Characterization of an O101:H9-ST167 NDM-5-Producing Escherichia coli Strain from a Kitten in Italy

Gherard Batisti Biffignandi; Aurora Piazza; Federica Marchesini; Paola Prati; Alessandra Mercato; Aseel Abu Alshaar; Giuseppina Andreoli; Davide Sassera; Roberta Migliavacca

doi:10.1128/spectrum.00832-22

Genomic Characterization of an O101:H9-ST167 NDM-5-Producing Escherichia coli Strain from a Kitten in Italy

Microbiol Spectr. 2022 Jun 29;10(3):e0083222. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00832-22. Epub 2022 Jun 6.

Authors

Gherard Batisti Biffignandi^{1

2}, Aurora Piazza¹, Federica Marchesini¹, Paola Prati³, Alessandra Mercato¹, Aseel Abu Alshaar¹, Giuseppina Andreoli³, Davide Sassera², Roberta Migliavacca¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Paviagrid.8982.b, Pavia, Italy.
² Department of Biology and Biotechnology "L. Spallanzani", University of Paviagrid.8982.b, Pavia, Italy.
³ Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna "B. Ubertini", Pavia, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: Escherichia coli; NDM-5; One-Health; ST167; WGS; companion animals; hybrid genome; multidrug resistance; phylogeny; plasmid; plasmid analysis.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Cats
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / genetics
Escherichia coli Infections*
Escherichia coli* / genetics
Female
Genomics
Italy
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Plasmids
beta-Lactamases / genetics

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
beta-Lactamases