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Antimicrobial resistance of Enterococcus faecium strains isolated from commercial probiotic products used in cattle and swine.
Journal of animal science - 3 Apr 2018
Amachawadi Raghavendra G, Giok Felicia, Shi Xiaorong, Soto Jose, Narayanan Sanjeev K, Tokach Mike D, Apley Mike D, Nagaraja T G
Abstract excerpt
Probiotics, an antibiotic alternative, are widely used as feed additives for performance benefits in cattle and swine production systems. Among bacterial species contained in probiotics, Enterococcus faecium is common. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), particularly multidrug resistance, is a common trait among enterococci because of their propensity to acquire resistance and horizontally transfer AMR genes. Also,...
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