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Phenotypic and genotypic profiling of antimicrobial resistance in enteric Escherichia coli communities isolated from finisher pigs in Australia.
Australian veterinary journal - 1 Oct 2016
Smith M G, Jordan D, Gibson J S, Cobbold R N, Chapman T A, Abraham S, Trott D J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess herd-to-herd variation in antimicrobial resistance phenotypes and associated antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) in faecal commensal Escherichia coli communities isolated from Australian slaughter-age pigs. METHODS: Hydrophobic grid-membrane filtration (HGMF) was used to screen populations of E. coli isolated from faecal samples obtained from pigs prior to or at slaughter. Multiplex PCRs...
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