Characterization and horizontal transfer of class 1 integrons in Escherichia coli isolates from cooked meat products
Author(s) -
Tao Yu,
Jiaqiang Zhang,
Xiaobing Jiang,
Junmei Wu,
Zhigang Dai,
Zhenbin Wu,
Liang Yu,
Xuannian Wang
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.6858
Subject(s) - integron , escherichia coli , transformation (genetics) , biology , horizontal gene transfer , food science , microbiology and biotechnology , cooked meat , bacteria , antimicrobial , antibiotic resistance , gene , genetics , phylogenetic tree , antibiotics
Escherichia coli is a commensal bacterium in humans, animals, and the environment that is one of the microorganisms commonly resistant to antimicrobials. Cooked meat products, which are popular in China, are easily contaminated by E. coli during processing and storage.
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