Antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. isolated from Miranda donkey (Equus asinus): an old problem from a new source with a different approach.

CONCLUSION: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report showing antibiotic resistance among Escherichiacoli and Enterococcus spp. isolates from the Miranda donkey in Portugal, indicating possible antibiotic-resistant bacterial reservoirs. However, the detection of these resistances presents a low risk for other animals and human beings in that rural area.
PMID: 28260587 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - February 28, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Carvalho I, Campo RD, Sousa M, Silva N, Carrola J, Marinho C, Santos T, Carvalho S, Nóvoa M, Quaresma M, Pereira JE, Cobo M, Igrejas G, Poeta P Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research