Metagenomic analysis of bacterial fitness and plasmids carrying blaTEM-1 and virulence genes before and after cleaning and disinfection in pig slaughterhouses.

The identification of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), virulence genes, and pathogens in animal slaughterhouses poses a major threat to human health. However, limited data is available about the contamination and dissemination of ARGs in commercia…

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