Molecular characterization of fluoroquinolone and/or cephalosporin resistance in Shigella sonnei isolates from yaks

Abstract Background Members of the genus Shigella are intestinal pathogens and a major cause of seasonal outbreaks of bacterial diarrhea worldwide. Although humans are the conventional hosts of Shigella species, expansion of the Shigella host range to certain animals was recently reported. To invest...

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Main Authors: Zhen Zhu, Yuxiang Shi, Xuzheng Zhou, Bing Li, Jiyu Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-018-1500-6