Antimicrobial resistant and extended‐spectrum β‐lactamase producing Escherichia coli in common wild bird species in Switzerland

Antimicrobial resistant and extended‐spectrum β‐lactamase producing Escherichia coli in common wild bird species in Switzerland

Abstract A total of 294 fecal swabs from 294 wild birds in Switzerland were cultivated for antimicrobial resistant (AMR) Escherichia coli. Samples were also subcultivated to detect E. coli with extended‐spectrum β‐lactamases (ESBL), carbapenemases, and plasmid‐mediated aminoglycoside or colistin res...

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Main Authors: Katrin Zurfluh, Sarah Albini, Prisca Mattmann, Patrick Kindle, Magdalena Nüesch‐Inderbinen, Roger Stephan, Barbara R. Vogler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-11-01
Series:MicrobiologyOpen
Subjects:
antimicrobial resistance
ESBL
Escherichia coli
wild birds
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.845

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