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Free-Ranging Frigates (Fregata magnificens) of the Southeast Coast of Brazil Harbor Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Resistant to Antimicrobials.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Saviolli Juliana Yuri, Cunha Marcos Paulo Vieira, Guerra Maria Flávia Lopes, Irino Kinue, Catão-Dias José Luiz, de Carvalho Vania Maria
Abstract excerpt
Seabirds may be responsible for the spread of pathogenic/resistant organisms over great distances, playing a relevant role within the context of the One World, One Health concept. Diarrheagenic E. coli strains, known as STEC (shiga toxin-producing E. coli), and the extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC and the subpathotype APEC), are among the E. coli pathotypes with zoonotic potential associated with the...
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