| snp diversity of enterococcus faecalis and enterococcus faecium in a south east queensland waterway, australia, and associated antibiotic resistance gene profiles. | enterococcus faecalis and enterococcus faecium are associated with faecal pollution of water, linked to swimmer-associated gastroenteritis and demonstrate a wide range of antibiotic resistance. the coomera river is a main water source for the pimpama-coomera watershed and is located in south east queensland, australia, which is used intensively for agriculture and recreational purposes. this study investigated the diversity of e. faecalis and e. faecium using single nucleotide polymorphisms (snp ... | 2011 | 21910889 |
| bacteria isolated from dugongs (dugong dugon) submitted for postmortem examination in queensland, australia, 2000-2011. | microbial infection may contribute to disease in a significant proportion of marine mammal mortalities, but little is known about infectious bacterial species and their prevalence in dugongs (dugong dugon). this study represents a survey of the species of bacteria and fungi isolated from dugongs submitted to the university of queensland's school of veterinary science for postmortem examination. thirty-six dugongs were included in the survey, with 23 species of bacteria and four species of fungus ... | 2013 | 23505701 |