Antimicrobial use in swine production and its effect on the swine gut microbiota and antimicrobial resistance

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 785-798

  Holman, Devin B ^a,b   Chénier, Martin R ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Antimicrobials; Gut microbiota; Phylogenetic biodiversity; Swine production

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; COPPER; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; RNA 16S; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; ZINC; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HEAVY METAL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTA; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; HEAVY METAL; LIVESTOCK; PHYLOGENETICS; PIG;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMMENSALISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG USE; FECES MICROFLORA; FEEDING; FOOD INDUSTRY; GENE SEQUENCE; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LIFE THREAT; LIVESTOCK; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIOME; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PIG; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PYROSEQUENCING; REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; GENOMICS; NORTH AMERICA; PHYLOGENY; PROCEDURES;

NORTH AMERICA;

SUIDAE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; GENOMICS; METALS, HEAVY; NORTH AMERICA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SWINE;

EID: 84945398525     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2015-0239     Document Type: Review

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