Emergence of rare carbapenemases (FRI, GES-5, IMI, SFC and SFH-1) in Enterobacterales isolated from surface waters in Japan.
Ryota GomiYasufumi MatsumuraMichio TanakaMasaru IharaYoshinori SugieTomonari MatsudaMasaki YamamotoPublished in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2022)
This study revealed the presence of rare/novel carbapenemases among CPE in aquatic environments, suggesting that the environment may act as a potential reservoir of these minor carbapenemases.