JAC Advance Access originally published online on September 24, 2004
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2004 54(5):959; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh419
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© Crown Copyright 2004. Reproduced with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. JAC vol.54 no.5 © The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2004; all rights reserved
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Comment on: An assessment of the risks associated with the use of antibiotic resistance genes in genetically modified plants: report of the Working Party of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
DARC Group Secretariat, Policy Division, Veterinary Medicines Directorate, Woodham Lane, New Haw, Addlestone KT15 3LS, Surrey, UK
Keywords: antibiotic resistance , veterinary antibiotic use , zoonosis , food animals
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Sir,
In the recent assessment of the risks associated with the use of antibiotic resistance genes in genetically modified (GM) plants by Bennett et al.,1 the authors considered whether occasional transfers of antibiotic-resistance genes [blaTEM, aph(3'), aadA] from GM plants into bacteria would pose a threat to
* Email: k.goodyear@vmd.defra.gsi.gov.uk
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P. M. Bennett, C. T. Livesey, D. Nathwani, D. S. Reeves, J. R. Saunders, and R. Wise Reply J. Antimicrob. Chemother., November 1, 2004; 54(5): 960 - 960. [Full Text] [PDF] |
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