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IMPACT OF DIET AND GUT MICROBIAL ECOLOGY ON FOODBORNE BACTERIAL PATHOGENS AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN FARM ANIMALS

Objective

1) Identify commensal sources of tetracycline resistance genes; 2) Evaluate bacteriophage as agents of gene transfer; 3) Identify protozoal factors that affect pathogen virulence in the rumen; and 4) Identify dietary strategies to limit acidosis and pathogen reservoirs.

Investigators
Stanton, Thaddeus
Institution
USDA - Agricultural Research Service
Start date
2005
End date
2010
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
3625-31320-002-00D
Accession number
409874
Categories
Antimicrobial Resistance
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