A Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Caused the Death of the Chinese Soft-Shelled Turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis)
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Animal
2.2. Pathogen Isolation
2.3. Morphological Characteristic
2.4. Biochemical Characterization
2.5. Molecular Biology Analysis
2.6. Drug Susceptibility and Drug Resistance Genes Testing
2.7. Artificial Infection Experiment
2.8. Serum Physiologic and Biochemical Analysis
2.9. Histopathologic Observation
3. Results
3.1. Clinical Symptom and Histopathological Findings
3.2. Morphological Features
3.3. Physiological and Biochemical Characterization of Bacteria
3.4. 16S rRNA Gene Sequences Analysis
3.5. Drug Sensitivity and Drug Resistance Genes Tests
3.6. Pathogenicity
3.7. Serum Biochemistry Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Xue, M.; Hu, X.; Jiang, N.; Liu, W.; Xiao, Z.; Zhang, C.; Wu, Y.; Liang, T.; Zhang, H.; Fan, Y.; et al. A Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Caused the Death of the Chinese Soft-Shelled Turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis). Vet. Sci. 2025, 12, 473. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci12050473
Xue M, Hu X, Jiang N, Liu W, Xiao Z, Zhang C, Wu Y, Liang T, Zhang H, Fan Y, et al. A Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Caused the Death of the Chinese Soft-Shelled Turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis). Veterinary Sciences. 2025; 12(5):473. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci12050473
Chicago/Turabian StyleXue, Mingyang, Xiaowei Hu, Nan Jiang, Wei Liu, Zidong Xiao, Chunjie Zhang, Yeying Wu, Tianwang Liang, Huixuan Zhang, Yuding Fan, and et al. 2025. "A Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Caused the Death of the Chinese Soft-Shelled Turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis)" Veterinary Sciences 12, no. 5: 473. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci12050473
APA StyleXue, M., Hu, X., Jiang, N., Liu, W., Xiao, Z., Zhang, C., Wu, Y., Liang, T., Zhang, H., Fan, Y., Meng, Y., & Zhou, Y. (2025). A Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Caused the Death of the Chinese Soft-Shelled Turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis). Veterinary Sciences, 12(5), 473. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci12050473