Agriculturally Sourced Multidrug-Resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> for Use as Control Strains.

ABSTRACT: Bacteriological control strains with known characteristics ensure consistency and reproducibility of assay performance across different laboratories and are an important cornerstone of quality control in the microbiology laboratory. Ideally, control strains should be representative of the assay target and be widely available from reputable sources. However, for work involving antibiotic resistance most controls come from human and veterinary clinical sources and are not optimized for work in agriculturally impacted environments or not widely available. The objective of this work was to identify and make widely available two E. coli isolates sourced from agricultural production settings that could be used as external controls supporting method development, research and environmental

SUBMITTER: Wells JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12114057 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature