Poultry and Wild Birds as a Reservoir of CMY-2 Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i>: The First Large-Scale Study in Greece

Poultry and Wild Birds as a Reservoir of CMY-2 Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i>: The First Large-Scale Study in Greece

Resistance mediated by β-lactamases is a globally spread menace. The aim of the present study was to determine the occurrence of <i>Escherichia coli</i> producing plasmid-encoded AmpC β-lactamases (pAmpC) in animals. Fecal samples from chickens (n = 159), cattle (n = 104), pigs (n = 214)...

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Main Authors: Zoi Athanasakopoulou, Katerina Tsilipounidaki, Marina Sofia, Dimitris C. Chatzopoulos, Alexios Giannakopoulos, Ioannis Karakousis, Vassilios Giannakis, Vassiliki Spyrou, Antonia Touloudi, Maria Satra, Dimitrios Galamatis, Vassilis Diamantopoulos, Spyridoula Mpellou, Efthymia Petinaki, Charalambos Billinis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
<i>Escherichia coli</i>
AmpC β-lactamases
antimicrobial resistance
CMY-2 type
ISE<i>cp1</i>
chickens
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/10/3/235

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