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Molecular characterization of antibiotic resistance in enterococci recovered from seagulls (Larus cachinnans) representing an environmental health problem.
Journal of environmental monitoring : JEM - 1 Aug 2011
Radhouani Hajer, Igrejas Gilberto, Pinto Luís, Gonçalves Alexandre, Coelho Céline, Rodrigues Jorge, Poeta Patrícia
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Antimicrobial resistance and the mechanisms implicated were studied in 54 enterococci recovered from 57 seagull fecal samples. Almost 78% of the recovered enterococci showed resistance against one or more antibiotics and these isolates were identified to the species level. E. faecium was the most prevalent species (52.4%). High percentages of erythromycin and tetracycline resistances were found among our isolates...
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