The prevalence and mechanism of fluoroquinolone resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from swine farms in China

The prevalence and mechanism of fluoroquinolone resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from swine farms in China

Abstract Background It has been demonstrated that swine waste is an important reservoir for resistant genes. Moreover, the bacteria carrying resistant genes and originating from swine feces and wastewater could spread to the external environment. Fluoroquinolones (FQs) are widely used in livestock a...

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Main Authors: Ping Cheng, Yuqi Yang, Fulei Li, Xiaoting Li, Haibin Liu, Saqib Ali Fazilani, Wenxin Guo, Guofeng Xu, Xiuying Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Fluoroquinolone resistance
Escherichia coli
Swine
PMQR
Target mutations
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-020-02483-4

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