Table 1 Antimicrobial resistance genes detected in 9 slurry samples and 3 environmental samples.

From: Metagenomic characterization of swine slurry in a North American swine farm operation

AMR gene

# Gene Alleles detected in samples (% prevalence in samples)

Mean rpM

Tet

67 (100%)

80

MLS

66 (100%)

82

AGly

29 (92%)

79

Bla

17 (100%)

78

Phe

3 (25%)

88

Nim

2 (17%)

102

Sul

1 (8%)

66

  1. AMR antimicrobial resistance, rpM reads per million mapped reads, tet tetracycline, MLS macrolide, lincosamide, streptogramin, AGly aminoglycoside, Bla beta-lactamas, Phe phenicol, Nim nitromidazole, Sul sulfa.
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