Impacts of florfenicol on the microbiota landscape and resistome as revealed by metagenomic analysis
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DOI: 10.1186/s40168-019-0773-8
Abstract: BackgroundDrug-resistant fish pathogens can cause significant economic loss to fish farmers. Since 2012, florfenicol has become an approved drug for treating both septicemia and columnaris diseases in freshwater fish. Due to the limited drug options… read more here.
Keywords: florfenicol; microbiota landscape; treatment; florfenicol treatment ... See more keywords
Fattening pigs are a reservoir of florfenicol resistant enterococci harboring oxazolidinone resistance genes.
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DOI: 10.4315/jfp-21-431
Abstract: The use of florfenicol in farm animals may select enterococci that carry resistance genes which confer resistance to linezolid, a critically important oxazolidinone antibiotic used in human medicine. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the… read more here.
Keywords: fattening pigs; florfenicol resistant; resistance; oxazolidinone resistance ... See more keywords