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Molecular mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in fecal Escherichia coli of healthy dogs after enrofloxacin or amoxicillin administration.
Canadian journal of microbiology - 1 Nov 2012
Aly Sherine A, Debavalya Nipattra, Suh Sang-Jin, Oryazabal Omar A, Boothe Dawn M
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli respond to selective pressure of antimicrobial therapy by developing resistance through a variety of mechanisms. The purpose of this study was to characterize the genetic mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in fecal E. coli after the routine use of 2 popular antimicrobials. Fourteen resistant E. coli isolates, representing predominant clones that emerged in healthy dogs' feces after treatment...
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