American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus: Reptilia: Crocodilidae) visiting the facilities of a freshwater aquaculture of the Northern Pacific region, Costa Rica, carry tetracycline-resistant Escherichia coli

Apex predators are exposed to antimicrobial compounds and resistant microbes, which accumulate at different trophic levels of the related ecosystems. The study aimed to characterize the presence and the antimicrobial resistance patterns of fecal Escherichia coli isolated from cloacal swab samples ob...

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Main Authors: Rafael Hernán Mateus-Vargas, Verónica Arias-Pérez, Iván Sandoval-Hernández, Jens Andre Hammerl, Elías Barquero-Calvo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2024.1374677/full