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The Colonization of the Human Gut by Antibiotic Resistant Escherichia coli from Chickens
Author(s) -
LINTON A. H.,
HOWE KATHERINE,
BENNETT P. M.,
RICHMOND M. H.,
WHITESIDE E. J.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1977.tb00773.x
Subject(s) - escherichia coli , serotype , colonization , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , plasmid , biology , antibiotic resistance , bacteria , escherichia , gene , genetics
Antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli on a commercially prepared chicken carcass colonized the gut of a human volunteer handling the raw meat. Strains from both sources, identified on the basis of serotype and characterization of plasmids carried, were found to be identical.