Absence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli isolates in migratory birds: Song thrush (Turdus philomelos)

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1306-1307

  Silva, Nuno ^a,b   Felgar, Ana ^a   Gonçalves, Alexandre ^a   Correia, Susana ^a   Pacheco, Rui ^a   Araú, Carlos ^a   Igrejas, Gilberto ^a   Poeta, Patrícia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

ESBL producing E. coli; Portugal; Wild animals

Indexed keywords

EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE;

CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES CULTURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LETTER; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; SONGBIRD; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TURDUS PHILOMELOS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SONGBIRDS;

EID: 77953599600     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkq125     Document Type: Letter

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