Characterization of integrons and resistance genes in multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica isolated from meat and dairy products in Egypt

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 189, Issue , 2014, Pages 39-44

  Ahmed, Ashraf M ^a   Shimamoto, Toshi ^b   Shimamoto, Tadashi ^b  

^a Kafrelsheikh University   (Egypt)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enteritidis; Infantis; Plasmid mediated; Typhimurium; lactamase

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CEFPODOXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLORFENICOL; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; OXACILLIN; SPECTINOMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; EGYPT; GENE CASSETTE; HUMAN; INTEGRON; MEAT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA INFANTIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ENTERITIDIS; INFANTIS; PLASMID-MEDIATED; TYPHIMURIUM; Β-LACTAMASE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CATTLE; CHICKENS; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; EGYPT; HUMANS; INTEGRONS; MEAT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMIDS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84905711119     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2014.07.031     Document Type: Article

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