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Genetic characterization of clinical and agri-food isolates of multi drug resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg from Canada.
BMC microbiology - 6 Jun 2008
Andrysiak Ashleigh K, Olson Adam B, Tracz Dobryan M, Dore Kathryn, Irwin Rebecca, Ng Lai-King, Gilmour Matthew W
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BACKGROUND: Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg ranks amongst the most prevalent causes of human salmonellosis in Canada and an increase in resistance to extended spectrum cephalosporins (ESC) has been observed by the Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance. This study examined the genetic relationship between S. Heidelberg isolates from livestock, abattoir, retail meat, and...
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