Antimicrobial resistance in equine faecal Escherichia coli isolates from North West England.docVIP

Ahmed et al. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2010, 9:12 /content/9/1/12 RESEARCH Open Access Antimicrobial resistance in equine faecal Research Escherichia coli isolates from North West England Mohamed O Ahmed*1,2, Peter D Clegg?2, Nicola J Williams?2, Keith E Baptiste?4 and Malcolm Bennett?3 Abstract Background: Escherichia coli isolates of equine faecal origin were investigated for antibiotic resistance, resistance genes and their ability to perform horizontal transfer. Methods: In total, 264 faecal samples were collected from 138 horses in hospital and community livery