Characterisation of the rumen resistome in Spanish dairy cattle.
Adrián López-CatalinaRaquel AtxaerandioAser García-RodríguezIdoia GoiriMónica Gutierrez-RivasJosé Antonio Jiménez-MonteroOscar Gonzalez-RecioPublished in: Animal microbiome (2021)
We were able to determine the most prevalent ARGs (macB, msbA, parY, rpoB2, tetQ and TaeA) in the ruminal bacteria ecosystem. The rumen is a reservoir of ARGs, and strategies to reduce the ARG load from livestock must be pursued.