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Genotypic and phenotypic trends in antibiotic resistant pathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from humans and farm animals in South Korea.
Microbes and environments - 1 Jan 2011
Unno Tatsuya, Han Dukki, Jang Jeonghwan, Widmer Kenneth, Ko Gwangpyo, Sadowsky Michael J, Hur Hor-Gil
Abstract excerpt
South Korea uses more antibiotics for animal production than any other member of the OECD. The excessive use could potentially lead to a greater incidence of antibiotic resistant microorganisms, some of which may be pathogenic. In this study, we examined potential diarrheagenic and extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) isolates using virulence gene profiling (eaeA, est, elt, ipaH, stx1 and stx2 as...
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