Effects of Low-Dose Antibiotics on Gut Immunity and Antibiotic Resistomes in Weaned Piglets

Effects of Low-Dose Antibiotics on Gut Immunity and Antibiotic Resistomes in Weaned Piglets

Widespread antibiotic use increases the risk of livestock acting as potential reservoirs of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) that may be transferred to human and animal pathogens. Particularly, maternal-infant transmission of antibiotics via breastmilk represents a great concern regarding infan...

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Main Authors: Qi Hu, Cong Liu, Du Zhang, Ru Wang, Linlin Qin, Qin Xu, Lianqiang Che, Fei Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
low-dose antibiotics
antimicrobial resistance genes
mobile genetic elements
immunity
intestine
weaned piglet
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2020.00903/full

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