Occurrence of virulence genes in multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolates from Iberian wolves (Canis lupus signatus) in Portugal

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 677-684

  Simões, Romeu ^a   Ferreira, Carla ^a   Goncalves J ^a,b   Álvares, Francisco ^c   Rio Maior, Helena ^d   Roque, Sara ^e   Brandão, Ricardo ^f   Martins da Costa, Paulo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^d VERANDA Associacao para a Conservação e Divulgaçao do Patrimonio de Montanha   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^f CERVAS Wild Animal Ecology   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Canis lupus signatus; E. coli; Phylogenetic groups; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PAA;

EID: 84864939103     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-012-0616-4     Document Type: Article

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