Browsing by Subject "antimicrobial resistance"
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Effects of Antibiotic Alternatives on Antimicrobial Resistance Among Fecal Bacteria in Beef Cattle (2020-07-28)Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents a growing crisis in both human and veterinary medicine. We evaluated the use of two antibiotic alternatives – heavy metals and essential oils – in beef cattle and their effects on ...
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(2012-10-19)The purpose of this dissertation is threefold: to determine the differences in apparent prevalence and the antimicrobial susceptibility of Campylobacter spp. between antimicrobial-free and conventional swine farms; secondly, ...
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(2012-02-14)Campylobacter jejuni is a commensal microorganism of the poultry gastrointestinal tract. Broilers, layers, ducks, turkeys, and quails can be colonized by Campylobacter without illness occurring. The vast majority of human ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)The prevalence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) phenotypes and genotypic characteristics (Class 1 integron and AMR gene cassettes) in commensal Escherichia coli (EC) and vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium (EF) ...
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Antibiotic resistance is a prominent food safety concern. Antibiotics given to food animals may promote the development of antibiotic resistance within the present bacterial populations, which then poses a threat to both ...
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(2017-12-07)In horses, salmonellosis is a leading cause of life threatening colitis. Researchers have identified multidrug-resistant Salmonella among serotypes commonly associated with clinical disease in horses and humans. Few published ...