Table 5. Characterization of the 30 ESBL-producing E. coli isolates.

Group A ESBL-Producing E. coli									Group B ESBL-Producing E. coli
E. coli Isolate	blaCTX-M	blaSHV	blaTEM	AMP	CRO	FEP	ATM	N. of plasmids	E. coli Isolate	blaCTX-M	blaSHV	blaTEM	AMP	CRO	FEP	ATM	N. of plasmids
1A	_	_	_	R	R	R	R	3	1B	+	_	+	R	R	R	R	3
2A	+	_	_	R	R	R	R	1
7A	+	_	+	R	R	R	R	3	7B	+	_	_	R	R	R	R	3
9A	+	_	_	R	R	R	R	-
10A	+	_	_	R	R	R	R	2	10B	_	_	+	R	R	R	R	2
14A	_	_	_	R	R	R	R	1	14B	_	+	+	R	S	S	R	1
17A	_	_	_	R	R	R	R	3	17B	+	_	+	R	R	R	R	3
18A	_	+	+	R	R	R	R	1	18B	+	_	+	R	R	R	R	1
19A	+	_	_	R	R	R	R	1	19B	+	_	_	R	R	R	R	1
20A	+	+	+	R	R	R	R	2	20B	+	_	_	R	R	R	R	2
23A	+	_	_	R	R	R	R	-
24A	+	+	+	R	R	R	R	-
									25B	+	_	+	R	R	R	R	1
									26B	+	_	+	R	R	R	R	3
									27B	+	_	_	R	R	R	R	1
									28B	+	_	+	R	R	S	R	-
									30B	+	_	+	R	R	R	R	-
31A	+	_	+	R	R	R	R	1	31B	+	_	+	R	R	S	R	1
									32B	+	_	_	R	R	R	R	-
35A	+	_	+	R	R	R	R	1	35B	+	_	_	R	R	R	R	1