New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1-producing Citrobacter portucalensis belonging to the novel ST264 causing fatal sepsis in a vulnerable migratory sea turtle

Emergence of an Extensive Drug Resistant Citrobacter portucalensis Clinical Strain Harboring blaSFO-1, blaKPC-2, and blaNDM-1

“…7 Additionally, in 2023, researchers isolated C. portucalensis carrying bla NDM-1 from an endangered marine animal that died from sepsis. 8 This growing body of evidence underscores the increasing clinical and extra-clinical dissemination of drug-resistant C. portucalensis, warranting heightened attention to address the associated public health concerns.…”