Longitudinal characterization of resistant Escherichia coli in fecal deposits from cattle fed subtherapeutic levels of antimicrobials

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 7125-7134

  Alexander, T W ^a   Reuter, T ^a   Sharma, R ^a   Yanke, L J ^a   Topp, E ^b   McAllister, T A ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; ELECTROPHORESIS; SPEED CONTROL;

ANTIMICROBIAL GROWTH; DRY MATTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENOTYPIC DIVERSITY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SAMPLING TIME; SULFAMETHAZINE; TREATMENT GROUP;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AMPICILLIN; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; SULFADIMIDINE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CATTLE; ELECTROKINESIS; FECAL COLIFORM; GEL; GENETIC VARIATION;

ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CATTLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION;

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 70449361188     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00944-09     Document Type: Article

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