Microarray Evaluation of Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence of Escherichia coli Isolates from Portuguese Poultry
The presence of antimicrobial resistance and virulence factors of 174 Escherichia coli strains isolated from healthy Portuguese Gallus wac 4011 gallus was evaluated.Resistance profiles were determined against 33 antimicrobials by microbroth dilution.Resistance was prevalent for tetracycline (70%) and ampicillin (63%).Extended-spectrum beta-lactamas