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Chemical treatment of poultry litter affects the conjugation of plasmid-mediated extended-spectrum beta-lactamase resistance genes in E. coli

M. Saraiva,Alexandre L.B. Moreira Filho,P. C. Vasconcelos,P. V. Nascimento,P. S. Azevedo,O. C. F. Neto,P. E. Givisiez,W. Gebreyes,C. J. Oliveira

Published 2020 in Journal of Applied Poultry Research

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Summary There is a general consensus among healthcare leaders that animal production industries should improve practices aiming to mitigate antimicrobial resistance, a significant global threat to public health. However, the epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in animal production systems is very complex as a result of innumerous sources and dissemination routes of resistant bacteria. Furthermore, antimicrobial resistance can be transferred among bacteria by mobile elements, such as plasmids, which play a major role in the dissemination of antimicrobial resistance. In broiler production, litter contaminated by feces during the production cycle can serve as a potential reservoir for bacteria harboring antimicrobial resistance genes that can then be disseminated to susceptible bacteria. This study reports the effect of 1) different materials used as litter and 2) different litter recycling protocols on the conjugation frequencies of IncIII plasmids harboring extended-spectrum beta-lactamase–resistant genes among Escherichia coli isolates. Results found that, compared with cane bagasse litter, the use of wood shavings as litter decreased the conjugation frequency among E. coli isolates (P

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