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Increasing prevalence of extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli in food animals and the diversity of CTX-M genotypes during 2003-2012.
Veterinary microbiology - 27 Aug 2014
Rao Lili, Lv Luchao, Zeng Zhenling, Chen Sheng, He Dandan, Chen Xiaojie, Wu Congming, Wang Yang, Yang Tong, Wu Peng, Liu Yahong, Liu Jian-Hua
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate the trends and the diversity of CTX-M types of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) in Escherichia coli isolated from food animals in China over a ten-year period. From 2003 to 2012, 2815 E. coli isolates collected from diseased animals (chickens, pigs, and waterfowl) were screened for the prevalence of CTX-M genes. CTX-M-positive isolates were tested for their...
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