Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Indicator Organisms <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Enterococcus</i> spp. Isolated from U.S. Animal Food, 2005–2011

Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Indicator Organisms <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Enterococcus</i> spp. Isolated from U.S. Animal Food, 2005–2011

The role animal food plays in the introduction of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria into the human food chain is not well understood. We conducted an analysis of 1025 samples (647 pet food and 378 animal feed) collected across the United States during 2005–2011 for two indicator organisms (<i>E...

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Main Authors: Beilei Ge, Kelly J. Domesle, Stuart A. Gaines, Claudia Lam, Sonya M. Bodeis Jones, Qianru Yang, Sherry L. Ayers, Patrick F. McDermott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
animal feed
animal food
antimicrobial susceptibility
<i>Enterococcus</i>
<i>Escherichia coli</i>
pet food
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/7/1048

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