Article
Molecular characterisation of quinolone resistance in Escherichia coli from animals in Turkey.
The Veterinary record - 11 Aug 2012
Cengiz M, Buyukcangaz E, Arslan E, Mat B, Sahinturk P, Sonal S, Gocmen H, Sen A
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study were to detect the gyrA, parC and marR mutations and qnr genes (qnrA, qnrB and qnrS) in 120 strains of Escherichia coli isolated from animals. European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute disc diffusion and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) tests, respectively, were used to determine fluoroquinolone (FQ) resistance, and molecular...
Topics
- Animals
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Cattle
- Cattle Diseases
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Mutation
