From whence they came—antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli in African wildlife

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 811-820

  Jobbins, Sarah Elizabeth ^a,b   Alexander, Kathleen Ann ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b and Land use   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Botswana; Disease ecology; Emerging infectious disease; Human wildlife interface; Life history; Wildlife; Zoonotic

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BIRD; BOTSWANA; CROCODILIAN; DRUG EFFECTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MICROBIOLOGY; WILD ANIMAL;

AFRICA; ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIRDS; BOTSWANA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HUMANS; MAMMALS;

EID: 84943277121     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/2014-11-257     Document Type: Article

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