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Volume 25, Number 3—March 2019
Research

Use of Genomics to Investigate Historical Importation of Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Serogroup O26 and Nontoxigenic Variants into New Zealand

A. Springer Browne1Comments to Author , Patrick J. Biggs, David A. Wilkinson, Adrian L. Cookson, Anne C. Midwinter, Samuel J. Bloomfield, C. Reed Hranac, Lynn E. Rogers, Jonathan C. Marshall, Jackie Benschop, Helen Withers, Steve Hathaway, Tessy George, Patricia Jaros, Hamid Irshad, Yang Fong, Muriel Dufour, Naveena Karki, Taylor Winkleman, and Nigel P. French
Author affiliations: Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand (A.S. Browne, P.J. Biggs, D.A. Wilkinson, A.L. Cookson, A.C. Midwinter, S.J. Bloomfield, C.R. Hranac, L.E. Rogers, J.C. Marshall, J. Benschop, T. George, P. Jaros, H. Irshad, Y. Fong, T. Winkleman, N.P. French); New Zealand Food Safety Science & Research Centre, Palmerston North (D.A. Wilkinson, N.P. French); AgResearch Limited, Palmerston North (A.L. Cookson); Ministry of Primary Industries, Wellington, New Zealand (H. Withers, S. Hathaway); Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Upper Hutt, New Zealand (M. Dufour, N. Karki)

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Table 3

Detection of antimicrobial resistance genes of 404 Escherichia coli serogroup O26 isolates in an investigation of the bacterium’s historical importation into New Zealand*

Factor evaluated Antimicrobial resistance, %
Aminoglycoside β-lactam Macrolide Phenicol Quinolone Sulphonamide Tetracycline Trimethoprim
Country
Australia, n = 1 100 0 0 100 0 100 0 0
Belgium, n = 24 67 25 4 17 0 67 42 17
Continental Europe, n = 21 29 14 10 5 0 24 14 0
Japan, n = 94 32 13 1 6 1 32 24 3
New Zealand, n = 152 26 1 1 0 0 12 12 1
Other North America, n = 4 50 25 25 0 25 50 100 0
United Kingdom, n = 29 24 21 0 4 0 29 25 4
United States, n = 79
 13
 13
 0
 4
 0
 4
 14
 3
Source*
Human, n = 220 28 12 <1% 4 <1% 27 21 3
Bovine, n = 175 27 6 3 4 0 16 15 2
Food, n = 5
 20
 20
 0
 0
 20
 20
 20
 20
Total isolates, n = 404 30 10 2 4 1 23 19 3

*No antimicrobial resistance genes were detected in other animals (n = 5).

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1Current affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Christiansted, Virgin Islands, USA.

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