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Resistance to metals and antimicrobials is a natural phenomenon that existed long before humans started to use these products for veterinary and human medicine. Bacteria carry diverse metal resistance genes,… Click to show full abstract
Resistance to metals and antimicrobials is a natural phenomenon that existed long before humans started to use these products for veterinary and human medicine. Bacteria carry diverse metal resistance genes, often harboured alongside antimicrobial resistance genes on plasmids or other mobile genetic elements. In this review we summarize the current knowledge about metal resistance genes in bacteria and we discuss their current use in the animal husbandry.
Keywords:
metal resistance;
bacteria;
resistance;
heavy metal;
resistance genes
Journal Title: Research in veterinary science
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Research in veterinary science
Year Published: 2019
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