Molecular characterization of multidrug-resistant Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli harboring antimicrobial resistance genes obtained from a farmhouse.

ABSTRACT: Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) colonize the gastrointestinal tract of animals; however, STEC may also cause severe diarrheal diseases. Food-producing animals have been acting as reservoirs and disseminators of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria and antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs); however, there are few studies characterizing molecularly bacterial isolates from sheep. Therefore, this study aimed to characterize E. coli isolates obtained from feces of sheep in a Brazilian farmhouse. A total of 14 MDR E. coli isolates were obtained from 100 feces samples, six of which were classified as non-O157 STEC (stx1, stx2 and ehxA). MDR E. coli isolates presented different ARGs [bla_CTX-M-Gp9, bla_CMY,

SUBMITTER: Furlan JPR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6913633 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature