Characteristics of <i>tet</i>(X4)−Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> in Chicken and Pig Farms in Hunan Province, China

• Main Authors: Jie Yang (Author), Gang Xiao (Author), Ning Xiao (Author), Zonghan Jiang (Author), Chao Jiang (Author), Yujuan Li (Author), Wenxin Chen (Author), Hongguang Lin (Author), Zhiliang Sun (Author), Jiyun Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The plasmid−mediated tigecycline resistance gene <i>tet</i>(X4) confers a high level of resistance to tigecycline. The experiment aims to investigate the prevalence and characterization of <i>tet</i>(X4) in <i>Escherichia coli</i> isolates from chicken...