@article {4343, title = {Reservoirs of antibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae among animals sympatric to humans in Senegal: Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in bacteria in a black rat (Rattus rattus)}, journal = {African Journal of Microbiology Research}, volume = {3}, number = {11}, year = {2009}, month = {2009}, pages = {751-754}, abstract = {In Senegal, rectal swabs from cattle, wild rodents and chiropterans were cultured for Enterobacteriaceae. Isolates were tested for susceptibility to antimicrobial agents. Two cefotaxime-resistant isolates were found in a black rat (Rattus rattus): a multiresistant Escherichia coli with bla(CTX-M-15) gene and Enterobacter cloacae resistant to ampicillin and cephalotin with bla(TEM-52b) gene. Sympatric rats in Senegal may represent an important reservoir for antibiotic-resistant. Enterobacteriaceae including extended-spectrum beta-lactamases producing isolates.}, keywords = {antibiotic resistance, Chiroptera, Epomophorus gambianus, Hipposideridae, Hipposideros gigas [vittatus], Mammalia, Micropteropus pusillus, Pteropodidae, Rodentia, Senegal, West Africa}, author = {Literak, I. and Dolejska, M. and Cizek, A. and Djigo, C. A. T. and Kone{\v c}n{\'y}, A. and Koubek, P.} }