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Serotypes of antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli isolated from the sewage of Palmerston North (New Zealand)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

Gail E. Meekin ,
K. A. Bettelheim  and
D. F. Bacon
Gail E. Meekin
Affiliation:
National Health Institute, Department of Health, P.O. Box 7126, Wellington South, New Zealand
K. A. Bettelheim
Affiliation:
National Health Institute, Department of Health, P.O. Box 7126, Wellington South, New Zealand
D. F. Bacon
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology and Genetics, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Antibiotic resistant strains of Escherichia coil were isolated from the domestic sewage of Palmerston North. The ability of these strains to transfer the drug resistance markers to two different recipient E. coli strains was assessed. The ‘O’ and ‘H’ serotypes of all strains were determined and attempts at correlation with the drug resistance studies were made. Some typically ‘human’ serotypes were found as well as a number of rarely described ones. No correlation between serotype and resistance pattern was observed.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 82 , Issue 3 , June 1979 , pp. 443 - 452
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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