Wild corvids were examined for the presence of carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria in the United States. A total of 13 isolates were detected among 590 fecal samples of American crow; 11 isolates harboring on the chromosome as a class 2 integron gene cassette within the Tn transposon, 1 ST258 isolate carrying on a pKpQIL-like plasmid as a part of Tn, and 1 isolate with located within EcloIMEX-2.
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