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Anthropogenic environmental drivers of antimicrobial resistance in wildlife.
The Science of the total environment - 1 Feb 2019
Swift Benjamin M C, Bennett Malcolm, Waller Katie, Dodd Christine, Murray Annie, Gomes Rachel L, Humphreys Bethan, Hobman Jon L, Jones Michael A, Whitlock Sophia E, Mitchell Lucy J, Lennon Rosie J, Arnold Kathryn E
Abstract excerpt
The isolation of antimicrobial resistant bacteria (ARB) from wildlife living adjacent to humans has led to the suggestion that such antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is anthropogenically driven by exposure to antimicrobials and ARB. However, ARB have also been detected in wildlife living in areas without interaction with humans. Here, we investigated patterns of resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from 408 wild...
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