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Multiple-antibiotic resistance of Enterococcus spp. isolated from commercial poultry production environments.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Oct 2004
Hayes Joshua R, English Linda L, Carr Lewis E, Wagner David D, Joseph Sam W
Abstract excerpt
The potential impact of food animals in the production environment on the bacterial population as a result of antimicrobial drug use for growth enhancement continues to be a cause for concern. Enterococci from 82 farms within a poultry production region on the eastern seaboard were isolated to establish a baseline of susceptibility profiles for a number of antimicrobials used in production as well as clinical...
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