Virulence and extended-spectrum β-lactamase encoding genes in Escherichia coli recovered from chicken meat intended for hospitalized human consumption

Aim: This study describes the prevalence of Escherichia coli in frozen chicken meat intended for human consumption with emphasis on their virulence determinants through detection of the virulence genes and recognition of the extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) encoding genes (blaOXA and blaTEM gene...

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Main Authors: Gamal A. Younis, Rasha M. Elkenany, Mohamed A. Fouda, Noura F. Mostafa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Veterinary World 2017-10-01
Series:Veterinary World
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Online Access:http://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.10/October-2017/19.pdf