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The Role Of Mobile Genetic Elements In The Spread Of Antimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia Coli From Chickens To Humans In Small-Scale Production Poultry Operations In Rural Ecuador, Kara A. Moser, Lixin Zhang, Ian Spicknall, Nikolay P. Braykov, Karen Levy, Carl F. Marrs, Betsy Foxman, Gabriel Trueba, William Cevallos, Jason Goldstick, James Trostle, Joseph N.S. Eisenberg
The Role Of Mobile Genetic Elements In The Spread Of Antimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia Coli From Chickens To Humans In Small-Scale Production Poultry Operations In Rural Ecuador, Kara A. Moser, Lixin Zhang, Ian Spicknall, Nikolay P. Braykov, Karen Levy, Carl F. Marrs, Betsy Foxman, Gabriel Trueba, William Cevallos, Jason Goldstick, James Trostle, Joseph N.S. Eisenberg
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© The Author(s) 2018. Small-scale production poultry operations are increasingly common worldwide. To investigate how these operations influence antimicrobial resistance and mobile genetic elements (MGEs), Escherichia coli isolates were sampled from small-scale production birds (raised in confined spaces with antibiotics in feed), household birds (no movement constraints; fed on scraps), and humans associated with these birds in rural Ecuador (2010-2012). Isolates were screened for genes associated with MGEs as well as phenotypic resistance to 12 antibiotics. Isolates from small-scale production birds had significantly elevated odds of resistance to 7 antibiotics and presence of MGE genes compared with household birds (adjusted …