Genomic characterization of antimicrobial resistance and mobile genetic elements in swine gut bacteria isolated from a Canadian research farm
Our findings reveal a highly diverse and relatively conserved reservoir of ARGs and MGEs within the gut microbiome of pigs. A deeper understanding of the microbial host range and potential transmissibility of prevalent ARGs in the swine microbiome can inform development of targeted antimicrobial resistance surveillance and disease control programs.
Authors
- Abdolvahab Farzan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9612-0263)
- Sean Walkowiak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3866-5038)
- Hooman Derakhshani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6079-6563)
- Michael G. Surette (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0086-4995)
- Shahrokh Shekarriz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8773-3693)
- Nazneen Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4376-0440)
- Taylor M McCullough
- Nazim Çiçek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3929-2536)
- Daniel Flores Orozco
Institutions
- Population Health Research Institute (CA)
- Canada Grain Commission
- University of Manitoba (CA)
- University of Guelph (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Animal Microbiome
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-025-00432-w
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Gut microbiota and health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.61
Funders
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada