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Diversity and distribution of commensal fecal Escherichia coli bacteria in beef cattle administered selected subtherapeutic antimicrobials in a feedlot setting.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Oct 2008
Sharma Ranjana, Munns Krysty, Alexander Trevor, Entz Toby, Mirzaagha Parasto, Yanke L Jay, Mulvey Michael, Topp Edward, McAllister Tim
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Escherichia coli strains isolated from fecal samples were screened to examine changes in phenotypic and genotypic characteristics including antimicrobial susceptibility, clonal type, and carriage of resistance determinants. The goal of this 197-day study was to investigate the influence of administration of chlortetracycline alone (T) or in combination with sulfamethazine (TS) on the development of resistance,...
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