Association between virulence profile and fluoroquinolone resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from dogs and cats in China
Author(s) -
Xiaoqiang Liu,
Haixia Liu,
Yinqian Li,
Caiju Hao
Publication year - 2017
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.8583
Subject(s) - virulence , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , multilocus sequence typing , pathogenic escherichia coli , enrofloxacin , population , escherichia coli , tetracycline , antibiotic resistance , virology , gene , genotype , genetics , ciprofloxacin , antibiotics , medicine , environmental health
Escherichia coli is not only a commensal organism in humans and animals, but also a causative agent of diarrhea and extraintestinal infections. Information about the relationship between population structure, virulence gene profiles, and fluoroquinolone resistance of E. coli in dogs and cats in China is limited.
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