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Legends to Tables and
Figures
Table 1. Characterization of resistant E. coli strains
† Profiles were created from the first letters of the
names of antimicrobials to which given strains are resistant: A-
ampicillin, C-ciprofloxacin, N- nalidixic acid, Nf – nitrofurantoin, S-
streptomycin, G- gentamycin, T-tetracyclin, Sx- sulfamethoxazole, Ch-
chloramphenicol, K-kanamycin
Table 2. Distribution of resistance genes in E. colistrains
†AMP- ampicillin, CHL-chloramphenicol, CIP
–ciprofloxacin, GEN- gentamycin, KAN-kanamycin, NAL-nalidixic acid, NFT
– nitrofurantoin, STR-streptomycin, SUL-sulfamethoxazole,
TET-tetracycline, CTX-cefotaxime
‡ N- Number of resistant isolates
Fig. 1 Differences in the percentage of phenotypic resistance
depending on the host species
* represent the statistical highest resistance to a given drug among the
tested species (p < 0.05)
Table S1. Primers used in this study
Table S2. Distribution of all cultured E. coli isolates
(n=80)
† Growth on plate with: KAN- resistant to kanamycin,
TET- resistant to tetracycline, CHL- resistant to chloramphenicol
‡ Symbol and number of positive E.coliresistant animal (one asterisk indicates animals in which two isolates
with the same resistance profile have been demonstrated using the DDM
method, bold indicate animal in which identical ADSRRS profile have been
demonstrated using fingerprinting method)
Table S3. Drug susceptibility of E.coli strains
† AMP- ampicillin, CHL-chloramphenicol, CIP
–ciprofloxacin, GEN- gentamycin, KAN-kanamycin, NAL-nalidixic acid, NFT
– nitrofurantoin, STR-streptomycin, SUL-sulfamethoxazole,
TET-tetracycline, CTX-cefotaxime
Fig. S1 ADSRRS-fingerprinting profiles of E. colistrains