Molecular epidemiology and extended-spectrum β-lactamases production of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from three dairy herds

The objectives of this study were to isolate Klebsiella pneumoniae from different sources in three dairy cattle herds, to use the pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) to measure genotypic similarities between isolates within a dairy herd, to verify the production of extended-spectrum β-lactamases...

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Main Authors: Diego B. Nóbrega, Marcos V.S. Guiduce, Felipe F. Guimarães, Danilo F. Riboli, Maria L.R.S. Cunha, Hélio Langoni, José C.F. Pantoja, Simone B. Lucheis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2013-07-01
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2013000700005&lng=en&tlng=en