title: Free-living Canada geese and antimicrobial resistance.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Georgia Division of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA. dacole@dhr.state.ga.us
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cole
authors.forename: David J V
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Drum
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Stalknecht
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Margie D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sherry
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ayers
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sobsey
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Maurer
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents