Escherichia coli derived from NCTC 13353
Biosafety Level: 2
2 self-contained units of a single organism
CLSI and EUCAST controls for antimicrobial susceptibility testing
CTX-M-15 and OXA-1 (for control of the inhibitor component of β-lactam-inhibitor combination disks)
blaCTX-M-15 gene*, Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) positive
Susceptible to Cefepime-tazobactam combination per CLSI M100-35th Ed.
*NCTC, Bacterial collection: Escherichia coli, NCTC 13353 datasheet.
