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Liu, D., Wilson, C., Hearlson, J., Singleton, J., Thomas, B. R., & Crupper, S. S. (2013). Prevalence of antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacteria associated with the red-eared slider turtle (trachemys scripta elegans). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 44(3), 666–671.
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Resource type: Journal Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1638/2012-0252R1.1 BibTeX citation key: Liu2013b View all bibliographic details |
Categories: General Keywords: Bakterien - bacteria, Emydidae, Habitat - habitat, Nordamerika - North America, Schildkröten - turtles + tortoises, Trachemys scripta, Veterinärmedizin - veterinary medicine Creators: Crupper, Hearlson, Liu, Singleton, Thomas, Wilson Collection: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine |
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Abstract |
Free-ranging Red-eared Sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans) were captured from farm ponds located in the Flint Hills of Kansas and a zoo pond in Emporia, Kansas, USA, to evaluate their enteric bacterial flora and associated antibiotic resistance. Bacteria obtained from cloacal swabs were composed of six different Gram-negative genera. Although antibiotic resistance was present in turtles captured from both locations, 40 and 49% of bacteria demonstrated multiple antibiotic resistance to four of the antibiotics tested from the zoo captured and Flint Hills ponds turtles, respectively. These data illustrate environmental antibiotic resistance is widespread in the bacterial flora obtained from Red-eared Sliders in east central Kansas.
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