Inc groups among plasmids harbored by Escherichia coli of avian origin.
The enteric flora of poultry includes a high proportion of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli strains harboring conjugative plasmids: 54 of these strains were selected for their ability to transfer tetracycline resistance (associated or not with other resistances). Among the plasmids transferred from these strains, incompatibility tests revealed a high incidence of group Inc I1 and a low frequency of group Inc FII. The importance of group Inc P was confirmed. No Inc N plasmid was found. This pattern differs from what has been reported for human strains.
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D010957:Plasmids; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000494:pharmacology
D013752:Tetracycline