Addition of sub-therapeutic antibiotics to the feed of food-producing animals for growth promotion and disease prevention has become a common agricultural practice in many countries. The emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens is a looming concern associated with the use of antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) around the world. In addition, some studies have shown that AGPs may not only affect antibiotic resistance but may also stimulate the dissemination of virulence factors via bacteriophages. Although only a few studies are currently available in the literature regarding this topic, in this article we endeavor to provide a perspective about how AGPs would impact the transmission of virulence factors by horizontal gene transfer via phages in a few pathogenic bacterial species significant to livestock production.

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抗生素促生长剂促进噬菌体介导的致病菌毒力因子在动物中的传播：一个观点

在食用动物饲料中添加亚治疗抗生素以促进生长和预防疾病已成为许多国家的常见农业实践。抗生素抗性病原体的出现是与世界各地使用抗生素生长促进剂 (AGP) 相关的一个迫在眉睫的问题。此外，一些研究表明，AGPs 不仅可能影响抗生素耐药性，还可能刺激毒力因子通过噬菌体传播。尽管目前文献中关于该主题的研究很少，但在本文中，我们努力提供关于 AGP 如何通过噬菌体水平基因转移影响毒力因子传播的观点，这些病原菌对畜牧生产具有重要意义.