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Comparative genomics of Enterococcus spp. isolated from bovine feces.
BMC microbiology - 8 Mar 2017
Beukers Alicia G, Zaheer Rahat, Goji Noriko, Amoako Kingsley K, Chaves Alexandre V, Ward Michael P, McAllister Tim A
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BACKGROUND: Enterococcus is ubiquitous in nature and is a commensal of both the bovine and human gastrointestinal (GI) tract. It is also associated with clinical infections in humans. Subtherapeutic administration of antibiotics to cattle selects for antibiotic resistant enterococci in the bovine GI tract. Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) may be present in enterococci following antibiotic use in cattle. If...
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