Open AccessIntensive Poultry Farming Practices Influence Antibiotic Resistance Profiles in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Inhabiting Nearby Soils
Author(s) -
Shaheena Kousar,
Nikhar Rehman,
Asghar Javed,
Aamir Hussain,
Muhammad Naeem,
Samina Masood,
Hafiz Arslan Ali,
Amina Manzoor,
Aleem Ahmed Khan,
Ahmed Akrem,
Fatima Iqbal,
Aqsa Zulfiqar,
Muhammad Jamshaid,
Muhammad Waqas,
Asma Waseem,
Muhammad Qamar Saeed
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s324055
Subject(s) - poultry farming , veterinary medicine , antibiotic resistance , livestock , antibiotics , biology , agriculture , pseudomonas aeruginosa , resistance (ecology) , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , agronomy , ecology , medicine , genetics
The drastic increase in use of antibiotics as a mandatory part of production in poultry and livestock has led to the development of bacterial resistance against antibiotics. The spread of resistant bacteria from poultry to humans increases the risk of treatment failure by antibiotics because of resistance genes transfer.