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Existence of a novel qepA variant in quinolone resistant Escherichia coli from aquatic habitats of Bangladesh

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Of 19 environmental Escherichia coli (n = 12) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 7) tested for quinolone resistance-related genes qnrA , qnrB , qnrC , qnrS and qepA , four each of E. coli and K. pneumoniae possessed qnrS , and another E. coli isolate possessed a new variant of qepA . This is the first detection of qepA in environmentally dwelling bacteria in Bangladesh.

Source: Gut Pathogens

DOI: 10.1186/s13099-017-0207-8

Authors: Zillur Rahman, Aminul Islam, Mahamud-ur Rashid, Fatema-Tuz Johura, Shirajum Monira, Haruo Watanabe, Niyaz Ahmed, Andrew Camilli, Munirul Alam

Institutions: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tufts University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Language: English

Topic: Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

Subfield: Molecular Medicine

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,390

Funder: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh

OpenAlex ID: W2766417229

FWCI: 0.525

Cites: 15

Cited by: 17

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