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Data for Continental-Scale Dispersal of Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria by Alaska Landfill-Foraging Gulls

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This data set includes information on collections of fecal samples from wild gulls (Larus spp.) at seven locations in Alaska, USA. Samples were screened for Escherichia coli (E. coli) and tested for resistance to multiple antibiotics.

Author(s): Ahlstrom, C. A.; van Toor, M. L.; Woksepp, H.; Chandler, J. C.; Reeves, A. B.; Waldenström, J.; Franklin, A. B.; Douglas, D. C.; Bonnedahl, J.; Ramey, A. M.

Suggested Citation:
Ahlstrom, C. A., van Toor, M. L., Woksepp, H., Chandler, J. C., Reeves, A. B., Waldenström, J., Franklin, A. B., Douglas, D. C., Bonnedahl, J. and Ramey, A. M., 2020, Data for continental-scale dispersal of antimicrobial resistant bacteria by Alaska landfill-foraging gulls: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9U0XGI3.

Referenced Publication(s):

Ahlstrom, C. A., M. L. van Toor, H. Woksepp, J. C. Chandler, J. A. Reed, A. B. Reeves, J. Waldenström, A. B. Franklin, D. C. Douglas, J. Bonnedahl, and A. M. Ramey. 2021. Evidence for continental-scale dispersal of antimicrobial resistant bacteria by landfill-foraging gulls. Science of the Total Environment 764(144551). doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144551


DataID: 357 | doi:10.5066/P9U0XGI3 | Date Posted Online: 2020-12-18 | Last Updated: 2020-12-18 10:06:22

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