Conjugal transfer of plasmids and antibiotic resistance among Escherichia coli isolated from animals in a rural area in Sarawak (Malaysia)

• Main Authors: Radu, Son, Rahmat Ali, Gulam Rusul, Abdul Karim, Mohamed Ismail
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Society for Applied Bacteriology 1997
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51106/1/51106.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51106/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2672.1997.tb03579.x/abstract

Thirty-six strains of Escherichia coli isolated from animals in Bario, a remote area in Sarawak, Malaysia, were examined for presence of plasmid DNA and their susceptibility to nine antimicrobial agents. Of the total 36 isolates, five bovine and six canine isolates were found to contain plasmid DNA...