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SUBMITTER: Zhao Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5004119 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhao Qin Q Wang Yang Y Wang Shaolin S Wang Zheng Z Du Xiang-Dang XD Jiang Haiyang H Xia Xi X Shen Zhangqi Z Ding Shuangyang S Wu Congming C Zhou Bingrui B Wu Yongning Y Shen Jianzhong J
Scientific reports 20160830
Florfenicol is extensively used in livestock to prevent or cure bacterial infections. However, it is not known whether the administration of florfenicol has resulted in the emergence and dissemination of florfenicol resistance genes (FRGs, including fexA, fexB, cfr, optrA, floR, and pexA) in microbial populations in surrounding farm environments. Here we collected soil samples for the detection of FRGs and the residue of florfenicol from six swine farms with the record of florfenicol usage. Quan ...[more]