E. coli; extended-spectrum-beta-lactamases; IncFIA/IncFIB/IncFII/IncQ1 multireplicon plasmid; blaCMY-2; chromosomal integration; Egypt1. Introduction Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) are plasmid-mediated, clavulanate-susceptible β-lactamases that efficiently degrade and confer resistance to ...
coli isolates were characterized by multilocus sequence typing (MLST) using the standard seven house- keeping genes (adk, fumC, gyrB, icd, mdh, purA, and recA), according to the protocol and primers specified by the E. coli MLST web site (http://mlst.warwick.ac.uk/mlst/ dbs/Ecoli) ...