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Emergence of Antimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia coli of Animal Origin Spreading in Humans.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Apr 2016
Skurnik David, Clermont Olivier, Guillard Thomas, Launay Adrien, Danilchanka Olga, Pons Stéphanie, Diancourt Laure, Lebreton François, Kadlec Kristina, Roux Damien, Jiang Deming, Dion Sara, Aschard Hugues, Denamur Maurice, Cywes-Bentley Colette, Schwarz Stefan, Tenaillon Olivier, Andremont Antoine, Picard Bertrand, Mekalanos John, Brisse Sylvain, Denamur Erick
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In the context of the great concern about the impact of human activities on the environment, we studied 403 commensal Escherichia coli/Escherichia clade strains isolated from several animal and human populations that have variable contacts to one another. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) showed a decrease of diversity 1) in strains isolated from animals that had an increasing contact with humans and 2) in all...
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