Escherichia coli is a commensal of the vertebrate gut that is increasingly involved in various
intestinal and extra-intestinal infections as an opportunistic pathogen. Numerous pathotypes …

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is the most common cause of E. coli diarrhea in
farm animals. ETEC are characterized by the ability to produce two types of virulence factors …

Porcine faecal waste is a serious environmental pollutant. Carriage of antimicrobial-
resistance genes (ARGs) and virulence-associated genes (VAGs), and the zoonotic …

Multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli encoding CTX-M-type extended-spectrum β-lactamases
(ESBLs) are isolated in increasing numbers from humans, companion animals and livestock …

Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) cause widespread economic losses in poultry
production and are potential zoonotic pathogens. Genome sequences of 95 APEC from …

Enzootic pneumonia incurs major economic losses to pork production globally. The primary
pathogen and causative agent, Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, colonises ciliated epithelium …

The spread of multidrug resistance via mobile genetic elements is a major clinical and
veterinary concern. Pathogenic Escherichia coli harbour antibiotic resistance and virulence …

Escherichia coli O157: H7 is an important foodborne pathogen that causes severe bloody
diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis, and hemolytic uremic syndrome. Ruminant manure is a …

The interplay between food production animals, humans and the environment with respect
to the transmission of drug-resistant pathogens is widely debated and poorly understood …

Colistin is a last resort antibiotic used for the treatment of human infections associated with
carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriales. Here, we evaluated the occurrence of mcr-1 …