title: Genetic diversity and antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli from environmental surface water in Dhaka City, Bangladesh.
abstract: The extended-spectrum β-lactamase gene bla(CTX-M-15) was almost ubiquitous in diverse antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from surface water around Dhaka City, Bangladesh. Forty-eight isolates represented 34 multi-locus sequence types and a variety of plasmid replicons were identified in association with bla(CTX-M-15) and other resistance genes. This water is likely to be an important source of transmissible antibiotic resistance in Bangladesh.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research Excellence in Critical Infection and Sydney Institute for Emerging Infections and Biosecurity, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamruzzaman
authors.forename: Shereen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shoma
authors.forename: S M Naymul
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bari
authors.forename: Andrew N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Ginn
authors.forename: Agnieszka M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Wiklendt
authors.forename: Sally R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Partridge
authors.forename: Shah M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Faruque
authors.forename: Jonathan R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Iredell
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001459:Bangladesh; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D056426:Genetic Loci; D014644:Genetic Variation; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010957:Plasmids / Q000187:drug effects; D014871:Water Microbiology; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D001618:beta-Lactamases