Carbapenem-Resistant Bacteria Recovered from Faeces of Dairy Cattle in the High Plains Region of the USA.

OBJECTIVE:A study was conducted to recover carbapenem-resistant bacteria from the faeces of dairy cattle and identify the underlying genetic mechanisms associated with reduced phenotypic susceptibility to carbapenems. METHODS:One hundred and fifty-nine faecal samples from dairy cattle were screened...

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Main Authors: Hattie E Webb, Marie Bugarel, Henk C den Bakker, Kendra K Nightingale, Sophie A Granier, H Morgan Scott, Guy H Loneragan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4732617?pdf=render