Prevalence of antibiotic resistance in lactic acid bacteria isolated from the faeces of broiler chicken in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Shazali, Nurhazirah, Foo, Hooi Ling, Loh, Teck Chwen, Choe, Di Wei, Abdul Rahim, Raha
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35034/1/Prevalence%20of%20antibiotic%20resistance%20in%20lactic%20acid%20bacteria%20isolated%20from%20the%20faeces%20of%20broiler%20chicken%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35034/; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/1757-4749-6-1
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Background Probiotics are commonly used as feed additive to substitute antibiotic as growth promoter in animal farming. Probiotic consists of lactic acid bacteria (LAB), which enhance the growth and health of the animal. Probiotic also have higher possibility to become pathogenic bacteria that may...