Emerging Infectious Diseases (Oct 2017)

Carbapenemase VCC-1–Producing Vibrio cholerae in Coastal Waters of Germany

  • Jens A. Hammerl,
  • Claudia Jäckel,
  • Valeria Bortolaia,
  • Keike Schwartz,
  • Nadja Bier,
  • Rene S. Hendriksen,
  • Beatriz Guerra,
  • Eckhard Strauch

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2310.161625
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 10
pp. 1735 – 1737

Abstract

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During antimicrobial drug resistance testing for Vibrio spp. from coastal waters of Germany, we identified 4 nontoxigenic, carbapenem-resistant V. cholerae isolates. We used whole-genome sequencing to identify the carbapenemase gene blaVCC-1. In addition, a molecular survey showed that more blaVCC-1–harboring isolates are present in coastal waters of Germany.

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