title: Incidence and transmission of antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli.
abstract: One-hundred and two Campylobacter clinical isolates were characterized for their in-vitro resistance to erythromycin (1.9%), three fluoroquinolones (31.3-34.3%), tetracycline (43.1%), kanamycin (4.8%), ampicillin (18.6%) and other 16 antimicrobial agents. Conjugative transfer of tetracycline and kanamycin resistances among these strains was achieved and small plasmids of 4.3, 4 and 1.9 kb were observed in kanamycin-resistant Campylobacter coli strains.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Food Technology, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Santiago at Lugo, Spain.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Velázquez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jiménez
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chomón
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Villa
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D017000:Campylobacter coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics*; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010957:Plasmids; D013030:Spain
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents