Litter commensal bacteria can limit the horizontal gene transfer of antimicrobial resistance to Salmonella in chickens
A. Oladeinde, Z. Abdo, B. Zwirzitz, R. Woyda, S. M. Lakin, M. O. Press, N. A. Cox, J. C. Thomas, T. P. Looft, M. J. Rothrock, G. Zock, J. Plumblee Lawrence, D. Cudnik, C. Ritz, S. E. Aggrey, , C. Wiersma
This study shows that commensal bacteria in reused chicken litter reduce horizontal gene transfer of antimicrobial resistance plasmids to Salmonella.
bioRxiv · Apr 2, 2021Microbiology