Associations between the use of antimicrobial agents for growth promotion and the occurrence of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli and enterococci in the feces of livestock and livestock farmers in Japan

Yu Katsunuma; Michito Hanazumi; Hirokazu Fujisaki; Hajime Minato; Yasushi Hashimoto; Chisato Yonemochi

doi:10.2323/jgam.53.273

The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Online ISSN : 1349-8037
Print ISSN : 0022-1260
ISSN-L : 0022-1260

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Associations between the use of antimicrobial agents for growth promotion and the occurrence of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli and enterococci in the feces of livestock and livestock farmers in Japan

Yu Katsunuma, Michito Hanazumi, Hirokazu Fujisaki, Hajime Minato, Yasushi Hashimoto, Chisato Yonemochi

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Keywords: antimicrobial resistance, enterococci, Escherichia coli, growth promoters

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2007 Volume 53 Issue 5 Pages 273-279

DOI https://doi.org/10.2323/jgam.53.273

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