Antibiotic-resistant commensal Escherichia coli in faecal droplets from bats and poultry in Nigeria

The prevalence of antibiotic resistance and plasmid carriage among commensal faecal Escherichia coli isolates of bats, broilers and free-range chickens in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria was studied. A total of 125 E. coli isolates were recovered from the fresh faecal samples of bats, broilers and free...

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Main Author: Anthonia Olufunke Oluduro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale 2012-09-01
Series:Veterinaria Italiana
Subjects:
Bat
Online Access:http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2012/48_3/297.pdf