Isolation of Human Lineage, Fluoroquinolone-Resistant and Extended-β-Lactamase-Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> Isolates from Companion Animals in Japan

• Main Authors: Toyotaka Sato (Author), Shin-ichi Yokota (Author), Tooru Tachibana (Author), Satoshi Tamai (Author), Shigeki Maetani (Author), Yutaka Tamura (Author), Motohiro Horiuchi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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An increase in human and veterinary fluoroquinolone-resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> is a global concern. In this study, we isolated fluoroquinolone-resistant <i>E. coli</i> isolates from companion animals and characterized them using molecular epidemiological analysis, mult...