Distribution, Numbers, and Diversity of ESBL-Producing E. coli in the Poultry Farm Environment.

This study aimed to discern the contribution of poultry farms to the contamination of the environment with ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and therewith, potentially to the spread of these bacteria to humans and other animals. ESBL-producing E. coli were detected at all investigated laying hen farms...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hetty Blaak, Angela H A M van Hoek, Raditijo A Hamidjaja, Rozemarijn Q J van der Plaats, Lianne Kerkhof-de Heer, Ana Maria de Roda Husman, Franciska M Schets
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4536194?pdf=render