Zoo Animals as Reservoirs of Gram-Negative Bacteria Harboring Integrons and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes

A total of 232 isolates of gram-negative bacteria were recovered from mammals, reptiles, and birds housed at Asa Zoological Park, Hiroshima prefecture, Japan. Forty-nine isolates (21.1%) showed multidrug resistance phenotypes and harbored at least one antimicrobial resistance gene. PCR and DNA seque...

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Main Authors: Ahmed, Ashraf M., Motoi, Yusuke, Sato, Maiko, Maruyama, Akito, Watanabe, Hitoshi, Fukumoto, Yukio, Shimamoto, Tadashi
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2007
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Public Health Microbiology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2075039/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17720829
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01054-07
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