In-feed use of heavy metal micronutrients in U.S. swine production systems and its role in persistence of multidrug-resistant salmonellae

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2317-2325

  Medardus, Julius J ^a,c,d   Molla, Bayleyegn Z ^a   Nicol, Matthew ^a   Morrow, W Morgan ^b   Rajala Schultz, Paivi J ^a   Kazwala, Rudovick ^a,c   Gebreyes, Wondwossen A ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^d VPH Biotech Global Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GENES; HEAVY METALS; MICROORGANISMS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SALMONELLA; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCES; ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HEAVY METAL TOLERANCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SELECTIVE PRESSURE;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIUM; DRUG RESISTANCE; HEALTH RISK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TEMPORAL PERIOD; TRACE ELEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SWINE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COPPER; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; METALS, HEAVY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICRONUTRIENTS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SWINE; ZINC;

EID: 84896054384     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.04283-13     Document Type: Article

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