The project was commissioned by the Norwegian Environment Agency in order to map the naturally occurring prevalence of two antimicrobial resistance marker genes (ARMG) in Norwegian wild animals.
Faecal samples from reindeers from respectively three different grazing districts have been analysed. The reason for the choice of the reindeer-grazing district is based on assumed differences in exposure of drivers for antimicrobial resistance. The samples were collected over a period of three years (2013-2015). The total number of samples from each district per year, ranged from 7-17 samples. In total 76 samples were analysed for the presence of ARMG.
From the 76 samples analyzed, none of the samples tested positive for nptII and three samples tested positive for nptIII. The results indicate that the natural occurrence/background of nptII and nptIII genes in the selected samples are not prevalent during the testing period.
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Nordgård, L. et al (2017) Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance Marker Genes (ARMG) in Selected Environments in Norway – Reindeer. Project report, M-909|2017, GenØk, Tromsø, Norway.
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