Volume 14, Number 1—January 2008
THEME ISSUE
International Polar Year
Dispatch
Dissemination of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria into the Arctic
Maria Sjölund-Karlsson*1, Jonas Bonnedahl†, Jorge Hernandez‡, Stina Bengtsson*, Gunilla Cederbrant*, Jarone Pinhassi‡, Gunnar Kahlmeter*§, and Björn Olsen‡§
Table
Antimicrobial drug resistance phenotypes in 8 Escherichia coli isolates from Arctic birds
| Isolate | Avian host species | Geographic origin | PhenePlate type* | Drug resistance profile† |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Western sandpiper | Lorino, Siberia | Si | Amp, Cpd, Cdr, Cxm |
| 18 | Vega/Glaucous gull | Novo Chaplino, Siberia | CT3 | Amp, Cpd |
| 26 | Vega/Glaucous gull | Novo Chaplino, Siberia | Si | Amp, Sul, Chl, Tet, Tri, Nit, Str |
| 35 | Vega/Glaucous gull | Novo Chaplino, Siberia | Si | Fos |
| 36 | Vega/Glaucous gull | Novo Chaplino, Siberia | Si | Fos |
| 75 | Emperor/Brent goose | Kolyuchin, Siberia | CT5 | Tet |
| 94 | Iceland/Glaucous gull | Thule, Greenland | CT5 | Amp, Sul, Chl,Mec, Tet, Tri, Str |
| 97 | Iceland/Glaucous gull | Thule, Greenland | Si | Amp, Sul, Chl, Mec, Tri, Str, Nal, Cip |
*Si, single type; CT, common type.
†Amp, ampicillin; Cpd, cefpodoxime; Cdr, cefadroxil; Cxm, cefuroxime; Sul, sulfamethoxazole; Chl, chloramphenicol; Tet, tetracycline; Tri, trimethoprim; Nit, nitrofurantoin; Str, streptomycin; Fos, fosfomycin; Mec, mecillinam; Nal, nalidixic acid; Cip, ciprofloxacin.
