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Emerging resistance to florfenicol in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae isolates on two Italian pig farms.
Veterinary microbiology - 1 Sept 2024
Brenciani A, Coccitto S N, Cucco L, Ustulin M, Albini E, Paniccià M, Vio D, Cinthi M, Giovanetti E, Massacci F R, Magistrali C F
Abstract excerpt
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is responsible for porcine pleuropneumonia, a highly contagious lung infection. The control of this respiratory disease remains heavily reliant on antibiotics, with phenicols being one of the primary classes of antibiotics used in pig farming. In the present study, we describe three isolates (B2278, B2176 and B2177) of A. pleuropneumoniae resistant to florfenicol attributed to the...
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