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Antimicrobial Resistance

Objective

(1) Enhance surveillance and monitoring of antibiotic resistance and develop improved diagnostic tests. (2) Determine the ecology and mechanisms involved in resistance and transmission of resistance. (3) Develop and evaluate interventions (including alternatives to antibiotics) that reduce antimicrobial resistance in food production systems. (4) Quantify animal health, public health, social, economic, and environmental impacts of antimicrobial interventions in food production systems. (5) Create and deliver programs on antibiotic stewardship in food production systems through education and outreach.

Investigators
Singer, Randall
Institution
University of Minnesota
Start date
2018
End date
2022
Funding Source
Nat'l. Inst. of Food and Agriculture
Project number
MIN-63-077
Accession number
1015747
Categories
Detection Methods
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