Bacteriophages carrying antibiotic resistance genes in fecal waste from cattle, pigs, and poultry.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
; 55(10): 4908-11, 2011 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-21807968
ABSTRACT
This study evaluates the occurrence of bacteriophages carrying antibiotic resistance genes in animal environments. bla(TEM), bla(CTX-M) (clusters 1 and 9), and mecA were quantified by quantitative PCR in 71 phage DNA samples from pigs, poultry, and cattle fecal wastes. Densities of 3 to 4 log(10) gene copies (GC) of bla(TEM), 2 to 3 log(10) GC of bla(CTX-M), and 1 to 3 log(10) GC of mecA per milliliter or gram of sample were detected, suggesting that bacteriophages can be environmental vectors for the horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes.
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Asunto principal:
Bacteriófagos
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Resistencia a la Meticilina
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Resistencia betalactámica
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Heces
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España