Identification and prevalence of tetracycline resistance in enterococci isolated from poultry in Ilishan, Ogun State, Nigeria

• Hoofdauteurs: Funmilola A Ayeni (Auteur), Bamidele Tolulope Odumosu (Auteur), Adekola E Oluseyi (Auteur), Werner Ruppitsch (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Tetracycline is one of the most frequently used antibiotics in Nigeria both for human and animal infections because of its cheapness and ready availability. The use of tetracycline in animal husbandry could lead to horizontal transfer of tet genes from poultry to human through the gut mi...