Fecal microbiota of horses in the clinical setting: Potential effects of penicillin and general anesthesia

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 366-372

  Grønvold, Anne Mette R ^a   L'Abée Lund, Trine M ^a   Strand, Eric ^a   Sørum, Henning ^a   Yannarell, Anthony C ^b   Mackie, Roderick I ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; DGGE; Fecal microbiota; Horse; Penicillin

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HORSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANIMALS; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FECES; HORSES; INTESTINES; MALE; METAGENOME; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77957270686     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.03.023     Document Type: Article

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