Transmission of antibiotic resistance at the wildlife-livestock interface

Shinyoung Lee; Peixin Fan; Ting Liu; Anni Yang; Raoul K. Boughton; Kim M. Pepin; Ryan S. Miller; Kwangcheol Casey Jeong

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03520-8

Communications Biology (Jun 2022)

Transmission of antibiotic resistance at the wildlife-livestock interface

Shinyoung Lee,
Peixin Fan,
Ting Liu,
Anni Yang,
Raoul K. Boughton,
Kim M. Pepin,
Ryan S. Miller,
Kwangcheol Casey Jeong

Affiliations

Shinyoung Lee: Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida
Peixin Fan: Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida
Ting Liu: Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida
Anni Yang: Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University
Raoul K. Boughton: Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida
Kim M. Pepin: National Wildlife Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services
Ryan S. Miller: Center for Epidemiology and Animal Health, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services
Kwangcheol Casey Jeong: Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03520-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Analysis of microbiome data from feral swine, coyotes, domesticated cattle, and the surrounding environment reveals that wild animals harbor more abundant antibiotic-resistant organisms than livestock, and might act as a source of antibiotic-resistant microbes in outbreaks.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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