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Molecular characterization of fluoroquinolone and/or cephalosporin resistance in Shigella sonnei isolates from yaks.
BMC veterinary research - 7 Jun 2018
Zhu Zhen, Shi Yuxiang, Zhou Xuzheng, Li Bing, Zhang Jiyu
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BACKGROUND: Members of the genus Shigella are intestinal pathogens and a major cause of seasonal outbreaks of bacterial diarrhea worldwide. Although humans are the conventional hosts of Shigella species, expansion of the Shigella host range to certain animals was recently reported. To investigate the prevalence of Shigella sonnei (S. sonnei) in yaks and perform molecular characterization, we analyzed 1132 fresh...
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