USGS · 70203887
Repeated detection of carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli in gulls inhabiting Alaska, USA
Abstract
We report the first detection of carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli in Alaska and in wildlife in the United States. Wild bird (gull) feces sampled at three locations in Southcentral Alaska yielded isolates that harbored plasmid-encoded bla KPC-2 or chromosomally-encoded bla OXA-48 , and genes associated with antimicrobial resistance to up to eight antibiotic classes.
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Christina A. Ahlstrom, Andrew M. Ramey, Hanna Woksepp, Jonas Bonnedahl. 2019. Repeated detection of carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli in gulls inhabiting Alaska, USA. https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.00758-19
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