

@article {4224,
	title = {{Bacteriophages carrying antibiotic resistance genes in fecal waste from cattle, pigs, and poultry.}},
	journal = {Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy},
	volume = {55},
	number = {10},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {4908{\textendash}4911},
	publisher = {Department of Microbiology, University of Barcelona, Diagonal 645, Annex, Floor 0, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain. mmuniesa@ub.edu.},
	abstract = {<p>This study evaluates the occurrence of bacteriophages carrying antibiotic resistance genes in animal environments. bla(TEM), bla(CTX-M) (clusters 1 and 9), and mecA were quantified by quantitative PCR in 71 phage DNA samples from pigs, poultry, and cattle fecal wastes. Densities of 3 to 4 log(10) gene copies (GC) of bla(TEM), 2 to 3 log(10) GC of bla(CTX-M), and 1 to 3 log(10) GC of mecA per milliliter or gram of sample were detected, suggesting that bacteriophages can be environmental vectors for the horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes.</p>
},
	isbn = {00664804 (ISSN)},
	issn = {0066-4804},
	doi = {10.1128/AAC.00535-11},
	author = {Colomer-Lluch, Marta and Imamovic, Lejla and Jofre, Juan and Muniesa, Maite}
}
