Isolation of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria from the Air Plume Downwindof a Swine Confined or Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation | Zendy

Shawn G. Gibbs | Zendy; Christopher F. Green | Zendy; Patrick M. Tarwater | Zendy; Linda C. Mota | Zendy; Kristina D. Mena | Zendy; Pasquale V. Scarpino | Zendy

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Isolation of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria from the Air Plume Downwindof a Swine Confined or Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation

Author(s) -

Shawn G. Gibbs,

Christopher F. Green,

Patrick M. Tarwater,

Linda C. Mota,

Kristina D. Mena,

Pasquale V. Scarpino

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.8910

Subject(s) - oxytetracycline , tetracycline , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , lincomycin , erythromycin , microbiology and biotechnology , veterinary medicine , biology , ampicillin , cloxacillin , penicillin , medicine

In this study we evaluated the levels of antibiotic- and multidrug-resistant bacteria in bioaerosols upwind, within, and downwind at locations 25 m, 50 m, 100 m, and 150 m from a swine confined animal feeding operation.

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