ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE GENES PROFILING IN CAECAL MICROBIOTA OF POULTRY USING NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING
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2021
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Department of Veterinary Microbiology College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University Anand
Abstract
Poultry production can function as an instrument for poverty alleviation and
economic development. As low-income countries transition into higher incomes
alongside growing urban populations, there is an increasing demand for quality sources of
animal products. Poultry products are consumed highest in the world, but in several
countries many essential antibiotics are used during poultry production. Promotion of
intensive poultry production could increase antimicrobial resistance (AMR) within
resource-limited settings lacking in effective biosafety and biosecurity measures. In
recent scenario, phenotypic and genotypic methods are used for the detection of
antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistance genes spread through horizontal gene
transfer (HGT) through phages, plasmids, transposons or integron gene cassettes.