Taxonomic Identification of Different Species of the Genus Aeromonas by Whole-Genome Sequencing and Use of Their Species-Specific β-Lactamases as Phylogenetic Markers

• Main Authors: Xavier Bertran (Author), Marc Rubio (Author), Laura Gómez (Author), Teresa Llovet (Author), Carme Muñoz (Author), Ferran Navarro (Author), Elisenda Miro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Some <i>Aeromonas</i> species, potentially pathogenic for humans, are known to express up to three different classes of chromosomal β-lactamases, which may become hyperproduced and cause treatment failure. The aim of this study was to assess the utility of these species-specific β-lactam...