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. 2007 Oct;73(20):6686-90.
doi: 10.1128/AEM.01054-07. Epub 2007 Aug 24.

Zoo animals as reservoirs of gram-negative bacteria harboring integrons and antimicrobial resistance genes

Ashraf M Ahmed  1 , Yusuke Motoi, Maiko Sato, Akito Maruyama, Hitoshi Watanabe, Yukio Fukumoto, Tadashi Shimamoto
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Zoo animals as reservoirs of gram-negative bacteria harboring integrons and antimicrobial resistance genes

Ashraf M Ahmed et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2007 Oct.

Abstract

A total of 232 isolates of gram-negative bacteria were recovered from mammals, reptiles, and birds housed at Asa Zoological Park, Hiroshima prefecture, Japan. Forty-nine isolates (21.1%) showed multidrug resistance phenotypes and harbored at least one antimicrobial resistance gene. PCR and DNA sequencing identified class 1 and class 2 integrons and many beta-lactamase-encoding genes, in addition to a novel AmpC beta-lactamase gene, bla(CMY-26). Furthermore, the plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes qnr and aac(6')-Ib-cr were also identified.

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