Distribution of antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes in enterococcus spp. and characterization of isolates from broiler chickens

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 8033-8043

  Diarra, Moussa S ^a   Rempel, Heidi ^a   Champagne, Julie ^b   Masson, Luke ^b   Pritchard, Jane ^c   Topp, Edward ^d  

^a SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c ANIMAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES; ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCES; BILE SALTS; BROILER CHICKENS; CAUSATIVE AGENTS; DNA MICRO-ARRAY; ENTEROCOCCUS SPP; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CONCERN; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDES; NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION; POULTRY FARMS; STREPTOGRAMINS; VIRULENCE GENE;

ANIMALS; FARMS; GENES; SALTS;

ANTIBIOTICS;

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; POULTRY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAMPLING; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CECUM; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CECUM; CHICKENS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 78650318014     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01545-10     Document Type: Article

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