Antony Vincent

Chromosomal integration of a bcrRABD-carrying integrative and conjugative element increases bacitracin resistance in Clostridium perfringens following restrictions in antimicrobial use in Canadian broiler chickens

Abstract Background In response to the threat of antimicrobial resistance, the Chicken Farmers of Canada banned the prophylactic use of Category II antimicrobials in 2018, thereby increasing the reliance on bacitracin to prevent necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens. This study...