Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance conferred by qnrS1 in Salmonella enterica serovar Virchow isolated from Turkish food of avian origin


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Avsaroglu M. D., Helmuth R., Junker E., Hertwig S., Schroeter A., Akcelik M., ...More

JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY, vol.60, no.5, pp.1146-1150, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 60 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/jac/dkm352
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1146-1150
  • Keywords: qnr, fluoroquinolones, antimicrobial resistance, PFGE, resistance plasmids, DETERMINANT QNRS1, IDENTIFICATION, STRAINS, GENE, PCR
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objectives: To study the molecular characteristics of the quinolone and associated ampicillin resistance mechanisms present in Salmonella enterica serovar Virchow isolated from Turkish foods.