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Antimicrobial resistance genes in enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli O149:K91 isolates obtained over a 23-year period from pigs.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Oct 2003
Maynard Christine, Fairbrother John M, Bekal Sadjia, Sanschagrin François, Levesque Roger C, Brousseau Roland, Masson Luke, Larivière Serge, Harel Josée
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A total of 112 Escherichia coli O149:K91 strains isolated from pigs with diarrhea in Quebec, Canada, between 1978 and 2000 were characterized for their genotypic antimicrobial resistance profiles. Tests for resistance to 10 antimicrobial agents were conducted. Resistance to tetracycline and sulfonamides was found to be the most frequent, but resistance to cefotaxime and ceftiofur was absent. An increase in the...
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