Diversity, Virulence, and Clinical Significance of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase- and pAmpC-Producing Escherichia coli From Companion Animals

Diversity, Virulence, and Clinical Significance of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase- and pAmpC-Producing Escherichia coli From Companion Animals

Escherichia coli are opportunistic pathogens with the potential to cause a variety of infections in both humans and animals and in many cases have developed antimicrobial resistance. In this study, we characterized extended-spectrum cephalosporin resistant (ESCR) E. coli isolates from diseased compa...

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Main Authors: Alessio Bortolami, Flavia Zendri, Elena Iuliana Maciuca, Andy Wattret, Christine Ellis, Vanessa Schmidt, Gina Pinchbeck, Dorina Timofte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
ESBL
Escherichia coli
virulence
antimicrobial resistance
companion animals
United Kingdom
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01260/full

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