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Table 1 Characteristics of the ESBL-producing Escherichia coli clusters isolated from wastewater specimen

From: Quantitative evaluation of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli strains in the wastewater of a French teaching hospital and relation to patient strain

Cluster

Range of enumeration in wastewater (UFC/L) a

β-lactamases

DiversiLab® pattern

Pulsotype

WWCG1a

2 × 104 – 4 × 104 a

CTX-M-14, TEM-1

1

1a

WWCG1b

2.5 × 104 – 2.5 × 105 a

CTX-M-27

1

1b

WWCG2

1 × 104 - 1 × 106 a

CTX-M-1

2

-

WWCG3

2 × 104

TEM-3

3

-

WWCG4

1 × 104

TEM-3

4

-

WWCG5

2 × 104

CTX-M-1, TEM-1

5

-

  1. aConcentration estimated for both the dilution-filtration method and the concentration method