Conditions Necessary for the Transfer of Antimicrobial Resistance in Poultry Litter

• Main Authors: Aaron Oxendine (Author), Allison A. Walsh (Author), Tamesha Young (Author), Brandan Dixon (Author), Alexa Hoke (Author), Eda Erdogan Rogers (Author), Margie D. Lee (Author), John J. Maurer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Animal manures contain a large and diverse reservoir of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes that could potentially spillover into the general population through transfer of AMR to antibiotic-susceptible pathogens. The ability of poultry litter microbiota to transmit AMR was examined in this study....