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Species composition and antimicrobial resistance genes of Enterococcus spp, isolated from integrated and traditional fish farms in Thailand.
Environmental microbiology - 1 May 2003
Petersen Andreas, Dalsgaard Anders
Abstract excerpt
Integrated fish farming uses the manure from animal husbandry as fertilisers in the fish ponds. A total of 410 enterococcal isolates, from integrated and traditional fish farms in Thailand, were collected to assess whether the input of manure from chickens receiving feed containing growth promoters and antimicrobial treatments influenced the species composition and the bacterial antimicrobial resistance in the...
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