Abstract
We report avian pathogenic and antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli in wild Norway rats ( Rattus norvegicus ) trapped at a commercial chicken hatchery in British Columbia, Canada, and provide evidence that rats can become colonized with, and possibly act as a source of, poultry pathogens present in their environment.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
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British Columbia / epidemiology
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Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
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Escherichia coli / genetics*
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Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
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Escherichia coli / pathogenicity*
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Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology
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Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology
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Escherichia coli Infections / veterinary*
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Rats
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Rodent Diseases / epidemiology
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Rodent Diseases / microbiology*