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SUBMITTER: Sun J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4219486 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sun Jian J Li Liang L Liu Baotao B Xia Jing J Liao Xiaoping X Liu Yahong Y
Frontiers in microbiology 20141104
Lincomycin, chlortetracycline, and amoxicillin are commonly used antimicrobials for growth promotion and infectious disease prophylaxis in swine production. In this study, we investigated the shifts and resistance development among intestinal microbiota in pregnant sows before and after lincomycin, chlortetracycline, and amoxicillin treatment by using phylogenetic analysis, bacterial enumeration, and PCR. After the antimicrobial treatment, shifts in microbial community, an increased proportion o ...[more]