Assessing the Load, Virulence and Antibiotic-Resistant Traits of ESBL/Ampc <i>E. coli</i> from Broilers Raised on Conventional, Antibiotic-Free, and Organic Farms

• Main Authors: Silvia Tofani (Author), Elisa Albini (Author), Francesca Blasi (Author), Lucilla Cucco (Author), Carmela Lovito (Author), Carmen Maresca (Author), Michele Pesciaroli (Author), Serenella Orsini (Author), Eleonora Scoccia (Author), Giovanni Pezzotti (Author), Chiara Francesca Magistrali (Author), Francesca Romana Massacci (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Poultry is the most likely source of livestock-associated Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) and plasmid-mediated AmpC (pAmpC)-producing <i>E. coli</i> (EC) for humans. We tested the hypothesis that farming methods have an impact on the load of ESBL/pAmpC-EC in the gut of broilers a...