Transmission of Antibiotic-Resistant Escherichia coli from Chicken Litter to Agricultural Soil
A growing concern regarding the use of animal manure as fertilizer is the contamination of soil, plants, and the environment with a variety of antibiotic-resistant and pathogenic bacteria. This study quantified and characterized the antibiotic resistance profiles of Escherichia coli in soil before a...
Main Authors: | Dorcas Oladayo Fatoba, Daniel Gyamfi Amoako, Akebe Luther King Abia, Sabiha Yusuf Essack |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Environmental Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2021.751732/full |
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