Manure Compost Is a Potential Source of Tetracycline-Resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> and Tetracycline Resistance Genes in Japanese Farms

Manure Compost Is a Potential Source of Tetracycline-Resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> and Tetracycline Resistance Genes in Japanese Farms

Manure compost has been thought of as a potential important route of transmission of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria (ARB) and antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) from livestock to humans. To clarify the abundance of ARB and ARGs, ARB and ARGs were quantitatively determined in tetracycline-resist...

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Main Authors: Nobuki Yoshizawa, Masaru Usui, Akira Fukuda, Tetsuo Asai, Hidetoshi Higuchi, Eiryu Okamoto, Kanako Seki, Hideshige Takada, Yutaka Tamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
antimicrobial resistance
manure compost
residual antimicrobials
tetracyclines
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/9/2/76

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