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Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from pets and horses in Switzerland: molecular characterization and clinical data.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Oct 2011
Endimiani Andrea, Hujer Kristine M, Hujer Andrea M, Bertschy Isabelle, Rossano Alexandra, Koch Christoph, Gerber Vinzenz, Francey Thierry, Bonomo Robert A, Perreten Vincent
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: We investigated whether Acinetobacter baumannii isolates of veterinary origin shared common molecular characteristics with those described in humans. METHODS: Nineteen A. baumannii isolates collected in pets and horses were analysed. Clonality was studied using repetitive extragenic palindromic PCR (rep-PCR) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST). PCR and DNA sequencing for various β-lactamase,...
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