Prevalence and molecular characterization of oqxAB in clinical Escherichia coli isolates from companion animals and humans in Henan Province, China

Prevalence and molecular characterization of oqxAB in clinical Escherichia coli isolates from companion animals and humans in Henan Province, China

Abstract Background The plasmid-encoded multidrug efflux pump oqxAB confers bacterial resistance primarily to olaquindox, quinolones, and chloramphenicol. The aims of this study were to investigate the prevalence of oqxAB among Escherichia coli isolates from dogs, cats, and humans in Henan, China an...

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Main Authors: Baoguang Liu, Hua Wu, Yajun Zhai, Zhipei He, Huarun Sun, Tian Cai, Dandan He, Jianhua Liu, Shanmei Wang, Yushan Pan, Li Yuan, Gongzheng Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
OqxAB
Multidrug efflux pump
Antimicrobial susceptibility
Southern hybridization
Conjugation experiments
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-018-0310-8

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