Prevalence of CTX-M types among ESBL-producing pathogenic Escherichia coli isolates from foodborne diarrheal patients in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Abstract
Prevalence and characteristics of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing pathogenic Escherichia coli from foodborne diarrheal patients were studied. Analysis of 495 E. coli isolates revealed that 80 isolates were ESBL-producing pathogenic E. coli, and enteroaggregative E. coli and enterotoxigenic E. coli were two of the most prevalent pathotypes. In silico Clermont phylo-typing of the 80 ESBL-producing E. coli showed that phylogroup A (49/80) and D (22/80) were the predominant phylogroups. The average nucleotide identity analysis of ESBL-producing E. coli disclosed that they could be grouped into two phylogenetic groups; 25 A and 55 B groups. All strains, except one, harbored the blaCTX-M gene. All CTX-M-15 type ESBL-producing strains also carried qnrS, a plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance gene (PMQR). These results suggest that the diversity of ESBL-producing E. coli is high and that co-existence of blaCTX-M-15 and qnrS genes is widespread, highlighting their high risk of antibiotic-resistance spreading in infectious disease outbreaks.
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