Open AccessREPLACE: a European project on plants, their extracts and other natural alternatives to antimicrobials in animal feeds
Author(s) -
Richard J. Wallace
Publication year - 2005
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.10.09.02657-en
Subject(s) - antibiotic resistance , antibiotics , antimicrobial , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , natural (archaeology) , genetics , paleontology
The use of growth-promoting antibiotics in farming is thought to contribute to certain strains of animal gut bacteria developing resistance to some antibiotics. There is indirect evidence of such instances where resistance has transferred to human gut bacteria