Antimicrobial Resistance and Cytotoxicity of Citrobacter spp. in Maanshan Anhui Province, China.

ABSTRACT: Objectives:Citrobacter spp. especially Citrobacter freundii, is frequently causing nosocomial infections, and increasingly becoming multi-drug resistant (MDR). In this study, we aimed to determine the genetic diversity and relationships of Citrobacter spp. from diarrheal patients and food sources, their antimicrobial resistance profiles and in vitro virulence properties. Methods: Sixty two Citrobacter isolates, including 13 C. freundii, 41 C. youngae and eight C. braakii isolates, were obtained from human diarrheal patients and food sources. Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) of seven housekeeping genes and antimicrobial susceptibility testing using the broth microdilution method according to CLSI recommendations were car

SUBMITTER: Liu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5518651 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature