Ruminal resistome of dairy cattle is individualized and the resistotypes are associated with milking traits.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most urgent threat to global public health, as it can lead to high morbidity, mortality, and medical costs for humans and livestock animals. In ruminants, the rumen microbiome carries a large number of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs), which could disseminate to the environment through saliva, or through the flow of rumen microbial biomass to the hindgut and released through feces. The occurrence and distribution of ARGs in rumen microbes has been reported, revealing the effects of external stimuli (e.g., antimicrobial administrations and diet ingredients) on the antimicrobial resistance in the rumen. However, the host effect on the ruminal resistome and their interactions remain largely unknown. Here, we investigated the rumin

SUBMITTER: Xue MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7877042 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature