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Abundance and diversity of tetracycline resistance genes in soils adjacent to representative swine feedlots in China.
Environmental science & technology - 15 Sept 2010
Wu Nan, Qiao Min, Zhang Bing, Cheng Wang-Da, Zhu Yong-Guan
Abstract excerpt
Tetracyclines are commonly used antibiotics in the swine industry for disease treatment and growth promotion. Tetracycline resistance was determined in soils sampled from farmlands in the vicinity of nine swine farms located in three cities in China. Totally, 15 tetracycline resistance (tet) genes were commonly detected in soil samples, including seven efflux pump genes (tetA, tetC, tetE, tetG, tetK, tetL,...
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