Abstract
This article describes the antimicrobial resistance to date of the most frequently encountered anaerobic bacterial pathogens of animals. The different sections show that antimicrobial resistance can vary depending on the antimicrobial, the anaerobe, and the resistance mechanism. The variability in antimicrobial resistance patterns is also associated with other factors such as geographic region and local antimicrobial usage. On occasion, the same resistance gene was observed in many anaerobes, whereas some were limited to certain anaerobes. This article focuses on antimicrobial resistance data of veterinary origin.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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Bacteria, Anaerobic / drug effects*
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Bacteria, Anaerobic / genetics
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Bacterial Infections / microbiology
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Bacterial Infections / veterinary
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Brachyspira / drug effects*
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Brachyspira / genetics
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Clostridioides difficile / drug effects
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Clostridioides difficile / genetics
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Clostridium / drug effects*
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Clostridium / genetics
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Dichelobacter nodosus / drug effects
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Dichelobacter nodosus / genetics
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Drug Resistance, Bacterial / drug effects*
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Drug Resistance, Bacterial / genetics*
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Drug Resistance, Bacterial / physiology
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Enterotoxins / biosynthesis
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Enterotoxins