The extensive use of several antimicrobials (aminoglycosides, sulfonamides, tetracyclines and polymyxins) is a common practice in industrial rabbit farming to reduce the losses due to infectious diseases (Abecia, 2007). The aim of the study was the comparison of the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profiles of Escherichia coli isolates from commercial meat rabbits versus those isolated from wild rabbits never exposed to antimicrobial pressure. The class 1 and class 2 integrons were also investigated since their documented role in spreading of antimicrobial resistance genes among microbial populations (Carattoli, 2001
Antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli isolates from domestic and wild rabbits in Italy / G. Grilli, G. Dotto, M. Gicomelli, V. Ferrazzi, G. Berto, C. Montesissa, A. Piccirillo. - In: JOURNAL OF VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS. - ISSN 0140-7783. - 35:Suppl. 3(2012), pp. 114-114. (Intervento presentato al 12. convegno International Congress of the European Association for Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology tenutosi a Noordwijkerhout nel 2012) [10.1111/jvp.12006].
Antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli isolates from domestic and wild rabbits in Italy
G. GrilliPrimo
;V. Ferrazzi;
2012
Abstract
The extensive use of several antimicrobials (aminoglycosides, sulfonamides, tetracyclines and polymyxins) is a common practice in industrial rabbit farming to reduce the losses due to infectious diseases (Abecia, 2007). The aim of the study was the comparison of the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profiles of Escherichia coli isolates from commercial meat rabbits versus those isolated from wild rabbits never exposed to antimicrobial pressure. The class 1 and class 2 integrons were also investigated since their documented role in spreading of antimicrobial resistance genes among microbial populations (Carattoli, 2001
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