Reduced antibacterial drug resistance and blaCTX-M β-lactamase gene carriage in cattle-associated Escherichia coli at low temperatures, at sites dominated by older animals and on pastureland: implications for surveillance.
H. Schubert, K. Morley, E. F. Puddy, R. Arbon, J. Findlay, O. Mounsey, V. C. Gould, L. Vass, M. Evans, G. M. Rees, D. C. Barrett, K. M. Turner, T. A. Cogan, M. B. Avison, K. K. Reyher
This study identifies factors influencing antibacterial resistance in E. coli on dairy farms, showing that lower temperatures, older animal environments, and pastureland reduce resistance and blaCTX-M gene carriage.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Feb 26, 2021Peer-reviewedMicrobiology