The prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli in sympatric wild rodents varies by season and host

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 962-970

  Williams, N J ^a   Sherlock, C ^b   Jones, T R ^a   Clough, H E ^a   Telfer, S E ^c   Begon, M ^a   French, N ^d   Hart, C A ^a   Bennett, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Escherichia coli; Temporal variation; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; MAMMALS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCES; BANK VOLES; E. COLI; RODENTS SPECIES; SYMPATRIC POPULATION; TEMPORAL PATTERN; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRIMETHOPRIM; WILDLIFE; WOOD MOUSE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AMPICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOMONITORING; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LIVESTOCK; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PARASITE PREVALENCE; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYMPATRY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DRUG EXPOSURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HOST; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PREVALENCE; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; ANIMAL; ARVICOLINAE; DRUG EFFECTS; FECES; MICROBIOLOGY; MURINE; SEASON; SYMPATRY;

CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MURIDAE; MUS; RODENTIA;

AMPICILLIN; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARVICOLINAE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; MURINAE; SEASONS; SYMPATRY;

EID: 79954733411     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.04952.x     Document Type: Article

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