Prevalence and diversity of class 1 integrons and resistance genes in antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli originating from beef cattle administered subtherapeutic antimicrobials

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 511-523

  Wu, R B ^a,b   Alexander, T W ^c   Li, J Q ^a   Munns, K ^b   Sharma, R ^b   Mcallister, T A ^b  

^a INNER MONGOLIA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Beef cattle; Class 1 integron; Escherichia coli; Gene cassettes

Indexed keywords

BEEF; GENES;

ANTIMICROBIAL CONTROL; ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCES; BEEF CATTLE; CHLORTETRACYCLIN; CLASS 1 INTEGRONS; E. COLI; GENE CASSETTES; INTEGRONS; RESISTANCE GENES; SULFAMETHAZINE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; SULFADIMIDINE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CATTLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CORRELATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CASSETTE; INTEGRON; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

BOS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79960557569     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05066.x     Document Type: Article

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