Detection of qnr genes among Escherichia coli isolates of animal origin and complete sequence of the conjugative qnrB19-carrying plasmid pQNR2078

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1099-1102

  Schink, Anne Kathrin ^a   Kadlec, Kristina ^a   Schwarz, Stefan ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Horse; IncN plasmid; Plasmid mediated quinolone resistance

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); DNA TOPOISOMERASE IV; ENROFLOXACIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; QUINOLONE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QNR GENE;

ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENOTYPE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PLASMIDS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84859609291     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dks024     Document Type: Article

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