Genome-Based Analysis of Klebsiella spp. Isolates from Animals and Food Products in Germany, 2013-2017.

ABSTRACT: The increase in infections with multidrug-resistant and virulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) strains poses a serious threat to public health. However, environmental reservoirs and routes of transmission for Klebsiella spp. that cause infections in humans and in livestock animals are not well understood. In this study, we aimed to analyze the distribution of antibiotic resistance genes and important virulence determinants (ybt, clb, iro, iuc, rmpA/A2) among 94 Klebsiella spp. isolates from different animal and food sources isolated between 2013 and 2017 in Germany. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed, and the genomes were sequenced by Illumina and Nanopore technology. Genetic relationships were assessed by

SUBMITTER: Klaper K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8170897 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature