Epidemic characterization and molecular genotyping of Shigella flexneri isolated from calves with diarrhea in Northwest China

Abstract Background The widespread presence of antibiotics resistance genes in pathogenic bacteria can cause enormous problems. Food animals are one of the main reservoirs of intestinal pathogens that pose a potential risk to human. Analyzing the epidemiological characteristics and resistance patter...

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Main Authors: Zhen Zhu, Mingze Cao, Xuzheng Zhou, Bing Li, Jiyu Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-017-0252-6