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Infectious Disease
Fecal pollution affects aquatic enterococcal drug resistance
June 23rd, 2003
Fecal pollution has an impact on drug resistance in aquatic enterococcal pathogens. "Integrated fish farming uses the manure from animal husbandry as fertilizers in the fish ponds," researchers in Denmark explained. In a study conducted by A. Petersen and coauthors at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University in Stigbojlen, "a total of 410 enterococcal isolates, from integrated and traditional fish farms in Thailand, were collected to assess whether the input of manure from chickens receiving feed containing growth promoters and antimicrobial treatments influenced the species composition and the bacterial antimicrobial resistance in the fish...
Source: Life Science Weekly (2003-06-23)
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