A novel multidrug resistance plasmid isolated from an Escherichia coli strain resistant to aminoglycosides
Author(s) -
Hongzhi Sun,
Shu Li,
Zhijing Xie,
Fangfang Yang,
Yu Sun,
Yanli Zhu,
Xiaonan Zhao,
Shijin Jiang
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dks107
Subject(s) - plasmid , escherichia coli , multiple drug resistance , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , aminoglycoside , antibiotic resistance , enterobacteriaceae , drug resistance , strain (injury) , antibiotics , genetics , gene , anatomy
Previous studies have reported several different plasmids that confer multidrug resistance (MDR) including resistance to aminoglycosides. In this study, we investigated the aminoglycoside resistance patterns for 224 Escherichia coli isolates from diseased chickens and ducks in China, characterized a novel MDR plasmid, and collected prevalence data on similar resistance plasmids.
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