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Detection of virulence and -lactamase encoding genes in Enterobacter aerogenes and Enterobacter cloacae clinical isolates from Brazil

Azevedo, Paola Aparecida AlvesFurlan, João Pedro RuedaOliveira-Silva, MarianaNakamura-Silva, RafaelGomes, Carolina NogueiraCosta, Karen Regina CarimStehling, Eliana GuedesPitondo-Silva, André

ABSTRACT Enterobacter cloacae and E. aerogenes have been increasingly reported as important opportunistic pathogens. In this study, a high prevalence of multi-drug resistant isolates from Brazil, harboring several -lactamase encoding genes was found. Several virulence genes were observed in E. aerogenes, contrasting with the E. cloacae isolates which presented none.

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