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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01103/full |