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Food Safety: Human Health Hazard from Antimicrobial‐Resistant Enterococci in Animals and Food
5 Sept 2006
Abstract excerpt
The use of antimicrobial agents in the modern farm industry has created a reservoir of resistant bacteria in food animals. Foods of animal origin are often contaminated with enterococci that are likely to contribute resistance genes, virulence factors, or other properties to enterococci IN humans. The potential hazard to human health from antimicrobial-resistant enterococci in animals is questioned by some...
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