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The fecal resistome of dairy cattle is associated with diet during nursing

Authors :
Jinxin Liu
Diana H. Taft
Maria X. Maldonado-Gomez
Daisy Johnson
Michelle L. Treiber
Danielle G. Lemay
Edward J. DePeters
David A. Mills
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2019.

Abstract

Livestock play a role in maintaining antibiotic resistance reservoirs. Here, Liu et al. use metagenomics to study the dynamics of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the gut of dairy cattle during early life, showing that colostrum is a potential source of ARGs and ARG abundance declines during nursing covarying with dietary transition.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
10
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f839e21574fb48d08a08cbc7b16ed709
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12111-x