The distribution of microbiomes and resistomes across farm environments in conventional and organic dairy herds in Pennsylvania

Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance is a serious concern. Although the widespread use of antimicrobials in livestock has exacerbated the emergence and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARG) in farm environments, little is known about whether antimicrobial use affects distribu...

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Main Authors: Dipti W. Pitta, Nagaraju Indugu, John D. Toth, Joseph S. Bender, Linda D. Baker, Meagan L. Hennessy, Bonnie Vecchiarelli, Helen Aceto, Zhengxia Dou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:Environmental Microbiome
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-020-00368-5