Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chain: A Review

Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chain: A Review

Antimicrobial resistant zoonotic pathogens present on food constitute a direct risk to public health. Antimicrobial resistance genes in commensal or pathogenic strains form an indirect risk to public health, as they increase the gene pool from which pathogenic bacteria can pick up resistance traits....

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Main Authors: Lieve Herman, Claude Saegerman, Jan De Block, Jeroen Dewulf, Georges Daube, Katelijne Dierick, Hein Imberechts, Xavier Van Huffel, Boudewijn Catry, Marie-Athénaïs de Schaetzen, Patrick Butaye, Eva Van Meervenne, Els Van Coillie, Claire Verraes, Sigrid Van Boxstael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-06-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
antimicrobial resistant bacteria
antimicrobial resistance genes
horizontal gene transfer
food safety
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/10/7/2643

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