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Prevalence and characterisation of quinolone resistance genes in Aeromonas spp. isolated from pet turtles in South Korea.
Journal of global antimicrobial resistance - 1 Dec 2017
Wimalasena S H M P, De Silva B C J, Hossain Sabrina, Pathirana H N K S, Heo Gang-Joon
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to characterise Aeromonas spp. isolated from popular species of pet turtle to assess the potential risk of pet turtles as a source of target gene alterations in the quinolone resistance-determining region (QRDR) and transferable plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) genes. METHODS: Twenty-five isolates comprising four species, namely Aeromonas enteropelogenes,...
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