Investigation of integrons/cassettes in antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from food animals in China

Science China Life Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 613-619

  Song, Li ^a   Ning, Yi Bao ^a   Shen, Jian Zhong ^b   Fan, Xue Zheng ^d   Zhang, Chun Ping ^a   Yang, Cheng Huai ^a   Han, Jian Feng ^c  

^a CHINA INSTITUTE OF VETERINARY DRUG CONTROL   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; E. coli; Integron cassette; Last four decades

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHICKEN; CHINA; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; INTEGRON; SWINE; BOVINAE; DRUG EFFECTS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CATTLE; CHICKENS; CHINA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INTEGRONS; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77953700611     PISSN: 16747305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-010-0109-1     Document Type: Article

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