Characterization of tetracycline- and ampicillin-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from the feces of feedlot cattle over the feeding period

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 750-761

  Mirzaagha, Parasto ^a,b,e   Louie, Marie ^b,c   Read, Ron R ^b   Sharma, Ranjana ^a   Yanke, L Jay ^a   Topp, Edward ^d   McAllister, Tim A ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c PROVINCIAL LABORATORY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

^d AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ampicillin; Antimicrobial resistance; Escherichia coli; Feedlot cattle; Tetracycline

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOGRAMS; ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCES; E. COLI; FEEDING PERIOD; FEEDLOT CATTLE; FEEDLOT PENS; LACTAMASE; MULTIPLEX PCR; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TETRACYCLINE;

ALGAE; ANTIBIOTICS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GELATION; MULTIPLEXING; POLYSACCHARIDES;

FEEDING;

AGAR; AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAMASE; BETA LACTAMASE TEM 1; CEFALOTIN; CEFOXITIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE;

AGAR; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CATTLE; FECAL COLIFORM; FECES; GENE EXPRESSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BULLOCK; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FEEDING; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

AMPICILLIN; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; EATING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; MALE; PHYLOGENY; TETRACYCLINE;

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 67749137287     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W09-015     Document Type: Article

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