Genomic Characterization of VIM Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Alcaligenes faecalis from Gaza, Palestine

Emergence of VIM-6 metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Alcaligenes faecalis clinical isolates in a hospital in India.

Background Alcaligenes faecalis (A.faecalis) is a Gramnegative, rod-shaped, motile, oxidase, catalase and citrate positive obligate aerobe that is commonly found in the environment. A. faecalis is the most frequently isolated member of family Alcaligenaceae in the clinical laboratory. Infections caused by A. faecalis are opportunistic and are acquired from moist items such as nebulizers, respir...

Identification of the first VIM metallo - β - lactamase producing multiresistant Aeromonas 1 hydrophila strain 2 3 Running title : VIM metallo - β - lactamase producing A . hydrophila 4 5

Isolation from a nonclinical sample of Leclercia adecarboxylata producing a VIM-1 metallo-β-lactamase.

Costas C. Papagiannitsis, Vendula Študentová, Jaroslav Hrabák, Jan Kubele, Vlastimil Jindrák, Helena Žemličková Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Charles University, Plzen, Czech Republic; Department of Clinical Microbiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic; National Reference Laboratory for Antibiotics, National Institute of Public Health, Pra...

First Detection of VIM-4 Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Citrobacter freundii in China

Dear Sir, Carbapenems are one of the most critically important antimicrobials and are considered as last-choice drugs in clinical settings. However, the emergence and dissemination of Enterobacteriaceae carrying acquired metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) is being increasingly reported throughout the world, presenting a serious threat to the effectiveness of carbapenem treatment [1]. Acquired MBLs, su...

A subclass B3 metallo-β-lactamase found in Pseudomonas alcaligenes.

addition, both PVL-positive spa t034 isolates contained genes associated with hlb-converting phages, namely sak, chp and scn. Although we did not have detailed epidemiological information on all nine patients, it is notable that three of the patients in this study had recent exposure to pigs. In other settings, isolation of CC398 MRSA has been strongly associated with exposure to livestock, inc...