Four (0.8%) blaSHV β-lactamase-encoding genes were identified in Escherichia coli A novel blaSHV variant (blaSHV-195) was reported Two blaSHV-5 genes located in a 23 kb size of transferable plasmid, respectively Two wild strains (EC D2485 and EC D2487) which harbored blaSHV-5 and formed one cluster in PFGE analysis were clonally related