Transfer of a rifampicin-resistant Escherichia coli strain among feedlot cattle

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 398-410

  Stevenson, S M L ^a,b   McAllister, T A ^b   Selinger, L B ^a   Yanke, L J ^b   Olson, M E ^c   Morck, D W ^d   Read, R R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Cattle; Escherichia coli; Intensive livestock production; Rifampicin

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ANTIBIOTICS;

ANTIBIOTICS RESISTANCE; BOVINE FECES; CATTLE; FEEDLOT CATTLES; INTENSIVE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; NATURALLY OCCURRING; RESISTANT STRAINS; RIFAMPICIN; SAMPLING PERIOD;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

RIFAMPICIN;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; CATTLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG RESISTANCE; PATHOGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0042661219     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01987.x     Document Type: Article

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