Incidence of blaIMP and blaVIM Genes among Carbapenemase Producing Escherichia coli in Lahore, Pakistan
Incidence of blaIMP and blaVIM Genes among Carbapenemase Producing Escherichia coli in Lahore, Pakistan
Shafqat Husnain Khan1, Shah Jahan2, Irshad Ahmad3,4, Sadeeq ur Rahman5,* and Tayyab ur Rehman4,*
PCR amplification of blaIMP and blaVIM genes from E. coli isolates. Ethidium bromide stained agarose gel demonstrating PCR amplification of the blaIMP gene (A) and the blaVIM gene (B) from E. coli isolates. Lane M, base pair size markers; Lane 1, positive control; Lane 2 and 7, negative control; Lanes 3 to 6, blaIMP gene positive samples; Lanes 8 to 11, blaVIM gene positive samples.