Unraveling Antimicrobial Resistance Genes and Phenotype Patterns among Enterococcus faecalis Isolated from Retail Chicken Products in Japan

• Arata Hidano,

  Affiliations Viral Disease and Epidemiology Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture, and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, EpiCentre, Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

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• Takehisa Yamamoto,

  Affiliation Viral Disease and Epidemiology Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture, and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

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• Yoko Hayama,

  Affiliation Viral Disease and Epidemiology Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture, and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

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• Norihiko Muroga,

  Affiliation Viral Disease and Epidemiology Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture, and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

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• Sota Kobayashi,

  Affiliation Viral Disease and Epidemiology Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture, and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

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• Takeshi Nishida,

  Affiliation Animal Products Safety Division, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Toshiyuki Tsutsui

  * E-mail: tsutsui@affrc.go.jp

  Affiliation Viral Disease and Epidemiology Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture, and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

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