Free-living Canada geese and antimicrobial resistance.
We describe antimicrobial resistance among Escherichia coli isolated from free-living Canada Geese in Georgia and North Carolina (USA). Resistance patterns are compared to those reported by the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System. Canada Geese may be vectors of antimicrobial resistance and resistance genes in agricultural environments.
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Dana
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Georgia Division of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA. dacole@dhr.state.ga.us
Drum
David J V
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Stalknecht
David E
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White
David G
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Lee
Margie D
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Ayers
Sherry
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Sobsey
Mark
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Maurer
John J
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D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005777:Geese / Q000382:microbiology*; D005845:Georgia; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009657:North Carolina
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents