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Narasin used as a feed additive in conventional rearing of broilers can co-select for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium through the NarAB ionophore resistance mechanisms

Frederiksen RF, Granstad S, Thøfner I, Slettemeås JS, Lagesen K, Urdahl AM 2026 The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

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Objectives To investigate the role of the NarAB resistance mechanism in the selection of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) and assess the impact of ionophore feed additives, particularly narasin, on the emergence of VREfm in broiler chickens. Materials and methods Three isogenic E. faecium strains with…

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