Food commensal microbes as a potentially important avenue in transmitting antibiotic resistance genes
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- 1 January 2006
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Letters
- Vol. 254 (2) , 226-231
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2005.00030.x
Abstract
The rapid emergence of antibiotic-resistant (ART) pathogens is a major threat to public health. While the surfacing of ART food-borne pathogens is alaKeywords
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