Molecular detection of antibiotic-resistance determinants in escherichia coli isolated from the endangered australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 555-563

  Delport, Tiffany C ^a   Harcourt, Robert G ^a   Beaumont, Linda J ^a   Webster, Koa N ^a   Power, Michelle L ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Captivity; Integron (intI1 and intI2); Phylotyping; Pinniped; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEOPHOCA CINEREA; OTARIIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AUSTRALIA; DNA MICROARRAY; DRUG EFFECTS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OTARIIDAE; PHYLOGENY; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; SEA LIONS;

EID: 84937539730     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/2014-08-200     Document Type: Article

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