A metagenomic approach for determining prevalence of tetracycline resistance genes in the fecal flora of conventionally raised feedlot steers and feedlot steers raised without antimicrobials

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 198-202

  Harvey, Rebekah ^a   Funk, Julie ^b   Wittum, Thomas E ^a   Hoet, Armando E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; MICROORGANISM PROTEIN; TETRACYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BULLOCK; CATTLE FARMING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES MICROFLORA; GENE IDENTIFICATION; MICROBIAL GENETICS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CATTLE; DNA PRIMERS; FECES; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOMICS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 60749111574     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.70.2.198     Document Type: Article

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