TY - JOUR AU - Muniesa, Maite AU - García, Aurora AU - Miró, Elisenda AU - Mirelis, Beatriz AU - Prats, Guillem AU - Jofre, Juan AU - Navarro, Ferran T1 - Bacteriophages and Diffusion of β-Lactamase Genes T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2004 VL - 10 IS - 6 SP - 1134 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We evaluated the presence of various β-lactamase genes within the bacteriophages in sewage. Results showed the occurrence of phage particles carrying sequences of blaOXA-2, blaPSE-1 or blaPSE-4 and blaPSE-type genes. Phages may contribute to the spread of some β-lactamase genes. KW - Spain DO - 10.3201/eid1006.030472 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/6/03-0472_article ER - End of Reference