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Occurrence of bla CTX-M-1, qnrB1 and virulence genes in avian ESBL-producing Escherichia coli isolates from Tunisia.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2015
Kilani Hajer, Abbassi Mohamed Salah, Ferjani Sana, Mansouri Riadh, Sghaier Senda, Ben Salem Rakia, Jaouani Imen, Douja Gtari, Brahim Sana, Hammami Salah, Ben Chehida Noureddine, Boubaker Ilhem Boutiba-Ben
Abstract excerpt
Avian ESBL-producing Escherichia coli isolates have been increasingly reported worldwide. Animal to human dissemination, via food chain or direct contact, of these resistant bacteria has been reported. In Tunisia, little is known about avian ESBL- producing E. coli and further studies are needed. Seventeen ESBL-producing Escherichia coli isolates from poultry feces from two farms (Farm 1 and farm 2) in the North...
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