Selective Pressure Promotes Tetracycline Resistance of Chlamydia Suis in Fattening Pigs.

In pigs, Chlamydia suis has been associated with respiratory disease, diarrhea and conjunctivitis, but there is a high rate of inapparent C. suis infection found in the gastrointestinal tract of pigs. Tetracycline resistance in C. suis has been described in the USA, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Cypr...

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Main Authors: Sabrina Wanninger, Manuela Donati, Antonietta Di Francesco, Michael Hässig, Karolin Hoffmann, Helena M B Seth-Smith, Hanna Marti, Nicole Borel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5125646?pdf=render