Distribution and quantification of antibiotic resistant genes and bacteria across agricultural and non-agricultural metagenomes.

There is concern that antibiotic resistance can potentially be transferred from animals to humans through the food chain. The relationship between specific antibiotic resistant bacteria and the genes they carry remains to be described. Few details are known about the ecology of antibiotic resistant...

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Main Authors: Lisa M Durso, Daniel N Miller, Brian J Wienhold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3487761?pdf=render