Molecular characterization and antibiotic resistance of Enterococcus species from gut microbiota of Chilean Altiplano camelids

Background: Enterococcus is one of the major human pathogens able to acquire multiple antibiotic-resistant markers as well as virulence factors which also colonize remote ecosystems, including wild animals. In this work, we characterized the Enterococcus population colonizing the gut of Chile...

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Main Authors: Katheryne Guerrero-Olmos, John Báez, Nicomédes Valenzuela, Joselyne Gahona, Rosa del Campo, Juan Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-10-01
Series:Infection Ecology & Epidemiology
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Online Access:http://www.infectionecologyandepidemiology.net/index.php/iee/article/download/24714/pdf_1