The role of class 1 and 2 integrons in mediating antimicrobial resistance among canine and feline clinical E. coli isolates from the US

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 363-370

  Shaheen, Bashar W ^a   Oyarzabal, Omar A ^b   Boothe, Dawn M ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Escherichia coli; Gene cassette; Integron

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; STREPTOTHRICIN; TRIMETHOPRIM;

AMPLICON; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAT; DOG; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CASSETTE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; INTEGRON; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; INTEGRONS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FELIDAE;

EID: 77955585431     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.01.018     Document Type: Article

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