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Ciprofloxacin-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from the intestinal microbiota of goats in Greece in the absence of selective pressure.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Jul 2013
Filioussis George, Tzivara Athanasia, Petridou Evanthia, Giadinis Nektarios D, Burriel Angeliki R, Kritas Spyridon K
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The presence of ciprofloxacin resistance commensal Escherichia coli (C-R-Ec) was determined for goats in the absence of selective pressure in Northern and Central Greece. The C-R-Ec was categorized in 3 groups with respect to their phenotypic resistance to other antibiotics as well as the carriage of antibiotic resistance genes. The first group consisted of 7 C-R-Ec that were found also resistant to tetracycline....
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