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Diverse and abundant antibiotic resistance genes in Chinese swine farms.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 26 Feb 2013
Zhu Yong-Guan, Johnson Timothy A, Su Jian-Qiang, Qiao Min, Guo Guang-Xia, Stedtfeld Robert D, Hashsham Syed A, Tiedje James M
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Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are emerging contaminants posing a potential worldwide human health risk. Intensive animal husbandry is believed to be a major contributor to the increased environmental burden of ARGs. Despite the volume of antibiotics used in China, little information is available regarding the corresponding ARGs associated with animal farms. We assessed type and concentrations of ARGs at...
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