Article
In-vitro transfer of antibiotic resistance between faecal Escherichia coli strains isolated from pig farmers and pigs.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Jun 1996
Nijsten R, London N, van den Bogaard A, Stobberingh E
Abstract excerpt
Faecal Escherichia coli isolated from farmers and their pigs were analyzed for biotypes, plasmid patterns and transferability of antibiotic resistance. Pairs of isolates from the farmer and pigs from the same farm with the same resistance patterns formed group A and were compared with pig and far...
Topics
- Animal Husbandry
- Animals
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Escherichia coli
- Feces
- Gene Transfer Techniques
- Humans
- Occupational Exposure
- Phenotype
- Plasmids
- Swine
