Diversity of Multi-Drug Resistant Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) Causing Outbreaks of Colibacillosis in Broilers during 2012 in Spain.

Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) are the major cause of colibacillosis in poultry production. In this study, a total of 22 E. coli isolated from colibacillosis field cases and 10 avian faecal E. coli (AFEC) were analysed. All strains were characterised phenotypically by susceptibility testin...

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Main Authors: Marc Solà-Ginés, Karla Cameron-Veas, Ignacio Badiola, Roser Dolz, Natalia Majó, Ghizlane Dahbi, Susana Viso, Azucena Mora, Jorge Blanco, Nuria Piedra-Carrasco, Juan José González-López, Lourdes Migura-Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143191