Abundance and diversity of the fecal resistome in slaughter pigs and broilers in nine European countries
P. Munk, B. E. Knudsen, O. Lukjacenko, A. S. R. Duarte, R. E. C. Luiken, L. Van Gompel, L. A. M. Smit, H. Schmitt, A. D. Garcia, R. B. Hansen, T. N. Petersen, A. Bossers, E. Ruppe, H. Graveland, A. van Essen, , F. M. Aarestrup
The paper quantifies and compares the resistomes of slaughter pigs and broilers across nine European countries, finding differences in AMR gene abundance and diversity linked to country-specific antimicrobial usage.
bioRxiv · Sep 28, 2017Microbiology