Case-control study to determine whether river water can spread tetracycline resistance to unexposed impala (aepyceros melampus) in Kruger National Park (South Africa)

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-118

  Mariano, V ^a,c   McCrindle, C M E ^a   Cenci Goga, B ^b   Picard, J A ^c  

^a Department of Paraclinical Sciences ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL POPULATIONS; ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCES; CONTROL GROUPS; CONTROL STUDIES; E. COLI; MIC METHODS; MICRODILUTION; ODDS RATIOS; RIVER WATERS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PARKS; RIVERS; TURBULENT FLOW; WATER POLLUTION;

RIVER CONTROL;

RIVER WATER; TETRACYCLINE;

BACTERIUM; DRINKING; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; NATIONAL PARK; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVER WATER; RUMINANT;

AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; ANTELOPE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BROTH DILUTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FECES ANALYSIS; FLUID INTAKE; NATIONAL PARK; NONHUMAN; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RIVERS; RUMINANTS; SOUTH AFRICA; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE;

AFRICA; CROCODILE RIVER; FREE STATE; KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; LETABA RIVER; LIMPOPO; MPUMALANGA; OLIFANTS RIVER; SABIE RIVER; SAND RIVER; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 58149359418     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01808-08     Document Type: Article

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