Open AccessSimilarity between Human and ChickenEscherichia coliIsolates in Relation to Ciprofloxacin Resistance Status
Author(s) -
James R. Johnson,
Michael A. Kuskowski,
Megan Menard,
Abby Gajewski,
Mariona Xercavins,
Javier Garau
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/504921
Subject(s) - biology , virulence , pulsed field gel electrophoresis , microbiology and biotechnology , rapd , escherichia coli , ciprofloxacin , genotype , enterobacteriaceae , dna profiling , virology , genetics , gene , population , antibiotics , dna , genetic diversity , demography , sociology
The food supply is suspected to be a source of fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli that cause disease in humans, but supporting molecular data are lacking.
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