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Molecular epidemiology of blaCMY-2 plasmids carried by Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli isolates from cattle in the Pacific Northwest.

Daniels JB, Call DR, Besser TE

Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 647040, Pullman, WA 99164-7040, USA.

Restriction analyses of bla(CMY-2)-bearing plasmids and Salmonella and Escherichia coli hosts identified (i) shared highly similar plasmids in these species in rare cases, (ii) a clonal host-plasmid relationship in Salmonella enterica serotype Newport, and (iii) a very high diversity of strain types and plasmids among commensal E. coli isolates.

Published 12 December 2007 in Appl Environ Microbiol, 73(24): 8005-11.
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