Antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli in Migratory Birds Inhabiting Remote Alaska, 2015

• Main Author: Ramey, A.M. (ORCID: 0000-0002-3601-8400)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: USGS Science Data Catalog 2017
• Subjects: Biological Classification; Animals/Vertebrates; Birds; Ducks/Geese/Swans; Biota; Waterfowl; Aquatic birds; Bacteria; Natural Science Disciplines; Biological Science Disciplines; Biology; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Escherichia coli; bacteriology; wildlife disease; pharmaceutical contamination; Alaska; Yukon Delta; Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge; Middleton Island; Middleton Island Air Force Station (historical); Clangula; Somateria; Cygnus; Branta; Anser; Chen; Calidris; Phalaropus; Larus; Rissa; Escherichia; hyemalis; mollissima; fischeri; Cygnus columbianus; Branta bernicla; Branta hutchinsii; Anser albifrons; Chen canagica; mauri; alpina; pusilla; glaucescens; hyperboreus; tridactyla; coli; Gulf of Alaska; Yukon; Kuskokwim
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/ae6edcd9-e099-403c-a698-623eec256a75

This data set includes information on collections of fecal or cloacal samples from wild birds at two locations in Alaska, USA. Samples were screened for Escherichia coli (E. coli) and tested for resistance to multiple antibiotics using a variety of methods.