Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Avian Pathogenicity Genes and Antibiotic Resistance in Escherichia coli Isolates from Wild Norway Rats ( Rattus norvegicus ) in British Columbia, Canada.
- Journal:
- Journal of wildlife diseases
- Year:
- 2016
- Authors:
- Himsworth, Chelsea G et al.
- Affiliation:
- 1 School of Population and Public Health · Canada
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.
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