Colistin Resistance Genes in Broiler Chickens in Tunisia

Colistin is a polymyxin antibiotic that has been used in veterinary medicine for decades, as a treatment for enterobacterial digestive infections as well as a prophylactic treatment and growth promoter in livestock animals, leading to the emergence and spread of colistin-resistant Gram-negative bact...

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Main Authors: Antonietta Di Francesco, Daniela Salvatore, Sonia Sakhria, Fabrizio Bertelloni, Elena Catelli, Salma Ben Yahia, Aida Tlatli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/8/1409