Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance Genes in Enterobacteriaceae from American Crows: High Prevalence of Bacteria with Variable qnrB Genes

Abstract

Though wild birds are not normally exposed to use of antimicrobial agents, they can acquire antibiotic-resistant bacteria through the environment ([1][1]). It was also suggested that rooks may disseminate these bacteria over long distances and pose a risk of contaminating the environment ([2][2]). A