Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8746499 | Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance | 2017 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Here we report the first detection of carbapenemase-encoding genes from urban pigeon stools. These results question the potential of birds as a reservoir for the spread of these resistance determinants both in animals and humans.
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Authors
Houda Morakchi, Lotfi Loucif, Djamila Gacemi-Kirane, Jean-Marc Rolain,