Microbiome and antimicrobial resistance genes in microbiota of cloacal samples from European herring gulls (Larus argentatus)

Merkeviciene Lina; Ruzauskaite Neda; Klimiene Irena; Siugzdiniene Rita; Dailidaviciene Jurgita; Virgailis Marius; Mockeliunas Raimundas; Ruzauskas Modestas

doi:10.1515/jvetres-2017-0004

Journal of Veterinary Research (Mar 2017)

Microbiome and antimicrobial resistance genes in microbiota of cloacal samples from European herring gulls (Larus argentatus)

Merkeviciene Lina,
Ruzauskaite Neda,
Klimiene Irena,
Siugzdiniene Rita,
Dailidaviciene Jurgita,
Virgailis Marius,
Mockeliunas Raimundas,
Ruzauskas Modestas

Affiliations

Merkeviciene Lina: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-44307 Kaunas, Lithuania
Ruzauskaite Neda: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-44307 Kaunas, Lithuania
Klimiene Irena: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-44307 Kaunas, Lithuania
Siugzdiniene Rita: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-44307 Kaunas, Lithuania
Dailidaviciene Jurgita: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-44307 Kaunas, Lithuania
Virgailis Marius: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-44307 Kaunas, Lithuania
Mockeliunas Raimundas: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-44307 Kaunas, Lithuania
Ruzauskas Modestas: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-44307 Kaunas, Lithuania

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jvetres-2017-0004
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 61, no. 1
pp. 27 – 35

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Introduction: The aim of the study was to determine microbiota in the cloacal samples of European herring gulls (Larus argentatus) and to compare a variety of genes encoding antimicrobial resistance in cultivable and non-cultivable bacteria.

Published in Journal of Veterinary Research

ISSN: 2450-8608 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Agriculture: Animal culture: Veterinary medicine
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/JVETRES

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