Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Delivery in Animal Feeds
Avoparcin, a glycopeptide antimicrobial agent related to vancomycin, has been used extensively as a growth promoter in animal feeds for more than 2 decades, and evidence has shown that such use contributed to the development of vancomycin-resistant enterococci. A cluster that includes three genes, v...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2004-04-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/4/03-0506_article |