Investigation article published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology

July 1^st, 2013

Distribution of virulence factors (VFs) typical of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profiles were assessed in 780 isolates from healthy pigs, broilers and cattle from Spain. VF distribution was broader than expected although at low prevalence for most genes, with AMR being mainly linked to host species

Cabal A., Gomez S., Porrero MC., Barcena C., Lopez G., Canton R., Gortazar C., Dominguez L. and Alvarez J..

Assessment of Virulence Factors Characteristic of Human Escherichia coli Pathotypes and Antimicrobial Resistance in O157:H7 and Non-O157:H7 Isolates from Livestock in Spain

Assessment of Virulence Factors Characteristic of Human Escherichia coli Pathotypes and Antimicrobial Resistance in O157:H7 and Non-O157:H7 Isolates from Livestock in Spain

	Servicio de Zoonosis de Transmisión Alimentaria y Resistencia a Antimicrobianos (ZTA). Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). Universidad Complutense (UCM).
	Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC). Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC). Universidad de Castilla La Mancha (UCLM). Gobierno de Castilla-La Mancha (JCCM).
	Departamento de Patología Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad de Zaragoza (UNIZAR).
	Subdirección General de Sanidad e Higiene Animal y Trazabilidad. Dirección General de Sanidad de la Producción Agraria. Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente (MAGRAMA).
	Servicio de Microbiología. Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal. Salud Madrid. Comunidad de Madrid.