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Antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes in Escherichia coli and enterococci from red foxes (Vulpes vulpes).
Anaerobe - 1 Oct 2013
Radhouani Hajer, Igrejas Gilberto, Gonçalves Alexandre, Pacheco Rui, Monteiro Ricardo, Sargo Roberto, Brito Francisco, Torres Carmen, Poeta Patrícia
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The aims of the study were to analyse the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance and the mechanisms implicated, as well as the virulence factors, in faecal Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. from red foxes. From 52 faecal samples, 22 E. coli (42.3%) and 50 enterococci (96.2%) isolates were recovered (one/sample). A high percentage of E. coli isolates exhibited resistance to streptomycin, tetracycline,...
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