Free-living Canada geese and antimicrobial resistance.

Emerg Infect Dis

Georgia Division of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA.

Published: June 2005

We describe antimicrobial resistance among Escherichia coli isolated from free-living Canada Geese in Georgia and North Carolina (USA). Resistance patterns are compared to those reported by the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System. Canada Geese may be vectors of antimicrobial resistance and resistance genes in agricultural environments.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3367595PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1106.040717DOI Listing

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