Recent technological and computational advances have made metagenomic assembly a
viable approach to achieving high-resolution views of complex microbial communities. In …

Development of extended-spectrum-β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli is one
the greatest threats faced by mankind. Among animals, chickens, pigs, and cattle are …

The increase in β-lactam-resistant Gram-negative bacteria is a severe recurrent problem in
the food industry for both producers and consumers. The development of nanotechnology …

In cities across the globe, the majority of wastewater–that includes drug resistant and
pathogenic bacteria among other contaminants–is released into streams untreated. This …

Background The increasing prevalence of broad-spectrum ampicillin-resistant and third-
generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, particularly Escherichia coli and …

Antibacterial resistance is one of the 2019 World Health Organization's top ten threats to
public health worldwide. Hence, the emergence of β-lactam and colistin resistance among …

We investigated the cephalosporin resistance of Escherichia coli from waterfowl among
different breeding mode farms. In 2021, we isolated 200 strains of E. coli from waterfowl …

During a microbiological and genomic surveillance study conducted to investigate the
molecular epidemiology of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia …

Pathogenic E. coli are among the most frequently isolated bacterial pathogens on large-
scale sheep farms in China. Antibiotic use in wool sheep production is a risk factor for …

Phylogenetic distribution and extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) activity of Escherichia
coli recovered from surface and reclaimed water in the mid-Atlantic US were evaluated …