date:Jul 14, 2012
esotas Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, said:Bacteria move dynamically, not just in one direction from animals to humans; all pathways must be considered.
The studies in question make the assumption that humans carrying these E.coli acquired them from poultry. The strains did not originate in poultry and probably entered these farms from sources originating in human communities.
Perhaps most importantly, the potential transmission of antibiotic resistant E.coli to humans says