Identification of a New Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Provides Fresh Insights Into Pleuromutilin Resistance in Brachyspira hyodysenteriae, Aetiological Agent of Swine Dysentery

Identification of a New Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Provides Fresh Insights Into Pleuromutilin Resistance in Brachyspira hyodysenteriae, Aetiological Agent of Swine Dysentery

Brachyspira hyodysenteriae is the aetiological agent of swine dysentery, a globally distributed disease that causes profound economic loss, impedes the free trade and movement of animals, and has significant impact on pig health. Infection is generally treated with antibiotics of which pleuromutilin...

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Main Authors: Roderick M. Card, Emma Stubberfield, Jon Rogers, Javier Nunez-Garcia, Richard J. Ellis, Manal AbuOun, Ben Strugnell, Christopher Teale, Susanna Williamson, Muna F. Anjum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Brachyspira hyodysenteriae
swine dysentery
antimicrobial resistance
tiamulin
pleuromutilin
antimicrobial resistance gene
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01183/full

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