Polymorphism of genes encoding PmrAB in colistin-resistant strains of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica isolated from poultry and swine | Zendy

Alberto Quesada | Zendy; M. Concepción Porrero | Zendy; Sonia Téllez | Zendy; Gonzalo Palomo | Zendy; M.L. Garcı́a | Zendy; Lucas Domı́nguez | Zendy

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Polymorphism of genes encoding PmrAB in colistin-resistant strains of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica isolated from poultry and swine

Author(s) -

Alberto Quesada,

M. Concepción Porrero,

Sonia Téllez,

Gonzalo Palomo,

M.L. Garcı́a,

Lucas Domı́nguez

Publication year - 2014

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/dku320

Subject(s) - colistin , salmonella enterica , escherichia coli , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , polymyxin , salmonella , plasmid , enterobacteriaceae , gene , antimicrobial , bacteria , genetics , antibiotics

To detect the occurrence of low susceptibility to colistin (polymyxin E), a last-resort antimicrobial, among enterobacteria isolated from samples of animal origin (poultry and swine) and to find out the molecular basis of colistin resistance.

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