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ArticleMicrobial ecology2019

Lower Respiratory Tract Microbiome and Resistome of Bovine Respiratory Disease Mortalities.

Cassidy L Klima, Devin B Holman, Brenda J Ralston, Kim Stanford, Rahat Zaheer, Trevor W Alexander, Tim A McAllister

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Article in Microbial ecology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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48citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.2field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effect of bovine respiratory disease on the respiratory microbiome: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2023
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  13. Genotyping and phylogenetic analysis ofVeterinary research forum : an international quarterly journal · 2025
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  19. Laboratory tools for the direct detection of bacterial respiratory infections and antimicrobial resistance: a scoping review.Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Cassidy L KlimaLethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
Devin B HolmanLacombe Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada.
Brenda J RalstonAlberta Agriculture and Forestry, Airdrie, Alberta, Canada.
Kim StanfordLethbridge Research Centre, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
Rahat ZaheerLethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
Trevor W AlexanderLethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
Tim A McAllisterLethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. tim.mcallister@canada.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8266-6513
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada · CALethbridge Research and Development Centre

Funding

Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency 2015R025RGenomics Research Initiative 001Growing Forward II 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) continues to be a serious health problem in beef cattle production. A multifactorial condition, BRD encompasses several types of pneumonia that are associated with multiple viral and bacterial agents. Comprehensive identification of microbes associated with BRD fatalities could enhance our understanding of the range of pathogens that contribute to the disease and identify new therapeutic targets. This study used metagenomic analysis to describe the lower respiratory tract microbiome and resistome of 15 feedlot cattle BRD and 3 non-BRD mortalities along with any affiliated integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs). Known bacterial pathogens associated with BRD, including Histophilus somni, Mannheimia haemolytica, and Mycoplasma bovis, were relatively abundant (> 5%) in most, but not all samples. Other relatively abundant genera (> 1%) included Acinetobacter, Bacillus, Bacteroides, Clostridium, Enterococcus, and Pseudomonas. Antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) comprised up to 0.5% of sequences and many of these genes were associated with ICEs previously described within the Pasteurellaceae family. A total of 20 putative ICEs were detected among 16 samples. These results document the wide diversity of microorganisms in the lower respiratory tract of cattle that have succumbed to BRD. The data also strongly suggest that antimicrobial-resistant Pasteurellaceae strains are prevalent in BRD cases in Alberta and that the resistance observed is associated with ICEs. The presence of ICEs harboring a wide array of ARGs holds significant consequence for the effectiveness of drug therapies for the control of BRD in beef cattle.

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Drug Resistance, BacterialMicrobiotaAlbertaAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriaBacterial InfectionsCattleCattle DiseasesRespiratory SystemRespiratory Tract DiseasesAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntimicrobial resistanceBovine respiratory diseaseFeedlot cattleIntegrative and conjugative elementsMetagenomicsMicrobiome

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PMID30918994
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