Genomic Characterization of Antibiotic Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated From Domestic Chickens in Pakistan

Genomic Characterization of Antibiotic Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated From Domestic Chickens in Pakistan

Poultry husbandry is important for the economic health of Pakistan, but the Pakistani poultry industry is negatively impacted by infections from Escherichia coli. We performed Illumina whole genome sequencing on 92 E. coli isolates obtained from the livers of deceased chickens originating in five Pa...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Rafique, Robert F. Potter, Aura Ferreiro, Meghan A. Wallace, Abdul Rahim, Akbar Ali Malik, Naila Siddique, Muhammad Athar Abbas, Alaric W. D’Souza, Carey-Ann D. Burnham, Naeem Ali, Gautam Dantas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
antibiotic resistance
genomics
E. coli
poultry
global health
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.03052/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.03052/full

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