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 ## Citations
 
+Bonardi S, Cabassi CS, Manfreda G, Parisi A, Fiaccadori E, Sabatino A, Cavirani S, Bacci C, Rega M, Spadini C, Iannarelli M, Crippa C, Ruocco F, Pasquali F (2022)
+_Survey on Carbapenem-Resistant Bacteria in Pigs at Slaughter and Comparison with Human Clinical Isolates in Italy_. 
+**Antibiotics**, 11(6):777. 
+[doi:10.3390/antibiotics11060777](https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11060777)
+
 Crippa C, De Cesare A, Lucchi A, Parisi A, Manfreda G, Pasquali F (2024)
 _Occurrence and genomic characterization of antimicrobial-resistant and potential pathogenic Escherichia coli from Italian artisanal food productions of animal origin_.
 **Italian Journal of Food Safety**, 13:12205.
 [doi:10.4081/ijfs.2024.12205](https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12205)
 
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