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SUBMITTER: Rattanapunya S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8751150 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rattanapunya Siwalee S Deethae Aomhatai A Woskie Susan S Kongthip Pornpimol P Matthews Karl R KR
International journal of environmental research and public health 20211227 1
<h4>Background</h4>The widespread indiscriminate application of antibiotics to food crops to control plant disease represents a potential human health risk. In this study, the presence of antibiotic-resistant staphylococci associated with workers and orange orchard environments was determined. A total of 20 orchards (orange and other fruits) were enrolled in the study. Trees in the orange orchards were treated with ampicillin on a pre-determined schedule. Environmental samples (n = 60) included ...[more]