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Fluoroquinolone resistance and gyrA and parC mutations of Escherichia coli isolated from chicken.
Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) - 1 Oct 2005
Lee Young-Ju, Cho Jae-Keun, Kim Ki-Seuk, Tak Ryun-Bin, Kim Ae-Ran, Kim Jong-Wan, Im Suk-Kyoung, Kim Byoung-Han
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Escherichia coli is a common inhabitant of the intestinal tracts of animals and humans. The intestines of animals also represent an ideal environment for the selection and transfer of antimicrobial resistance genes. The aim of this study was to investigate the resistance of E. coli isolated from chicken fecal samples to fluoroquinolones and to analyze the characterization of mutations in its gyrA and parC gene...
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