Characterisation of the rumen resistome in Spanish dairy cattle

Table 1 The 6 most prevalent antimicrobial resistance genes found in rumen and the characteristic of the antimicrobials to which they confer resistance

Gene	Antibiotic class	Mechanism	Disease
macB	Macrolide	Efflux pump	Mastitis [12] Metritis postpartum [13]
msbA	Nitroimidazole	Efflux pump	Genital trichomoniasis in cattle Main growth-promoter [14]
parY	Aminocoumarin	Target alteration	Mastitis in dry dairy cattle [15]
rpoB2	Rifamycin	Target alteration and protection	Mastitis [16]
tetQ	Tetracycline	Target protection	Post-partum metritis Lameness and mastitis [15]
TaeA	Pleuromutilin	Efflux pump	Mycoplasma in swine [12]

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