Article
The Role of Flies in Disseminating Plasmids with Antimicrobial-Resistance Genes Between Farms.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Oct 2015
Usui Masaru, Shirakawa Takahiro, Fukuda Akira, Tamura Yutaka
Abstract excerpt
Dissemination of antimicrobial resistance is a major global public health concern. To clarify the role of flies in disseminating antimicrobial resistance between farms, we isolated and characterized tetracycline-resistant Escherichia coli strains isolated from flies and feces of livestock from four locations housing swine (abattoir, three farms) and three cattle farms. The percentages of isolates from flies...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
