Prevalence and characteristics of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase genes in Escherichia coli isolated from piglets with post-weaning diarrhea in Heilongjiang province, China

Prevalence and characteristics of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase genes in Escherichia coli isolated from piglets with post-weaning diarrhea in Heilongjiang province, China

The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) genes in Escherichia coli isolated from post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) piglets in Heilongjiang province, China. Of 458 E. coli isolated from 589 fecal samples from PWD piglets, a total of 198 isolates we...

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Main Authors: Xiuying eZhang, Guofeng eXu, Wei eAn, Hongdong eWang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Integrons
ESBL
PMQR
post-weaning diarrhea
TEM-52
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01103/full

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