| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Authors: | I. Literak, Dolejska, M., Cizek, A., Djigo, C. A. T., Konečný, A., Koubek, P. |
| Journal: | African Journal of Microbiology Research |
| Volume: | 3 |
| Pagination: | 751-754 |
| Date Published: | 2009 |
| Keywords: | antibiotic resistance, Chiroptera, Epomophorus gambianus, Hipposideridae, Hipposideros gigas [vittatus], Mammalia, Micropteropus pusillus, Pteropodidae, Rodentia, Senegal, West Africa |
| 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. |