Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 180682, 12 pages
doi:10.1155/2010/180682
Review Article

Role of Antimicrobial Selective Pressure and Secondary Factors on Antimicrobial Resistance Prevalence in Escherichia coli from Food-Producing Animals in Japan

Kazuki Harada1,2 and Tetsuo Asai1

1National Veterinary Assay Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 1-15-1 Tokura, Kokubunji, Tokyo 185-8511, Japan
2Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonan, Musashino, Tokyo 180-8602, Japan

Received 8 December 2009; Accepted 16 March 2010

Academic Editor: John E. Degener

Copyright © 2010 Kazuki Harada and Tetsuo Asai. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

How to Cite this Article

Kazuki Harada and Tetsuo Asai, “Role of Antimicrobial Selective Pressure and Secondary Factors on Antimicrobial Resistance Prevalence in Escherichia coli from Food-Producing Animals in Japan,” Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, vol. 2010, Article ID 180682, 12 pages, 2010. doi:10.1155/2010/180682