The worldwide growth of aquaculture has been accompanied by a rapid increase in
therapeutic and prophylactic usage of antimicrobials including those important in human …

Chloramphenicol (Cm) and its fluorinated derivative florfenicol (Ff) represent highly potent
inhibitors of bacterial protein biosynthesis. As a consequence of the use of Cm in human …

Discards represent a significant proportion of global marine catches and are generally
thought to constitute waste or suboptimal use of fishery resources. A number of United …

SUMMARY “Common regions”(CRs), such as Orf513, are being increasingly linked to mega-
antibiotic-resistant regions. While their overall nucleotide sequences show little identity to …

Antibiotics are drugs of natural or synthetic origin that have the capacity to kill or to inhibit the
growth of micro-organisms. Antibiotics that are sufficiently non-toxic to the host are used as …

Background Salmonella is a leading cause of food-borne illness. The emergence of
antimicrobial-resistant salmonella is associated with the use of antibiotics in animals raised …

ABSTRACT A total of 133 Salmonella isolates recovered from retail meats purchased in the
United States and the People's Republic of China were assayed for antimicrobial …

This review deals with the application of antimicrobial agents in veterinary medicine and
food animal production and the possible consequences arising from the widespread and …

A total of 764 retail meat including 515 chicken, 91 pork, 78 beef and 80 lamb samples were
collected in Shaanxi Province of China in 2007–2008 to determine the prevalence of …

Emerging infectious diseases, most of which are considered zoonotic in origin, continue to
exact a significant toll on society. The origins of major human infectious diseases are …