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GENOMIC ANALYSIS OF STAPHYLOCOCCAL DIVERSITY AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (RESISTOME) IN RETAIL POULTRY PRODUCTS

Objective

1. Evaluate the antimicrobial-resistant staphylococcal population in the bacterial microbiome from poultry. 2. Identify and characterize potential poultry specific signatures from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to differentiate from livestock-associated MRSA (LA-MRSA).

Investigators
JACKSON C R; YEHUALAESHET T
Institution
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
Start date
2022
End date
2024
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
6040-32000-079-017S
Accession number
442766
Categories
Antimicrobial Resistance
Staphylococcus
https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/project/?accnNo=442766