Microarray Evaluation of Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence of Escherichia coli Isolates from Portuguese Poultry

• Main Authors: Nuno Mendonça (Author), Rui Figueiredo (Author), Catarina Mendes (Author), Roderick M. Card (Author), Muna F. Anjum (Author), Gabriela Jorge da Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The presence of antimicrobial resistance and virulence factors of 174 Escherichia coli strains isolated from healthy Portuguese Gallus gallus was evaluated. Resistance profiles were determined against 33 antimicrobials by microbroth dilution. Resistance was prevalent for tetracycline (70%) and ampic...