Farm to table: colistin resistance hitchhiking through food

A Talat, C Miranda, P Poeta, AU Khan - Archives of Microbiology, 2023 - Springer
Colistin is a high priority, last-resort antibiotic recklessly used in livestock and poultry farms.
It is used as an antibiotic for treating multi-drug resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections …

[PDF][PDF] Salmonella in the food chain within the Gulf Cooperation Council countries

MYI Mohamed, I Habib, HO Khalifa - AIMS Microbiol, 2024 - aimspress.com
Salmonella in the food chain within the of Gulf Cooperation Council countries Page 1 AIMS
Microbiology, 10(3): 468–488. DOI: 10.3934/microbiol.2024023 Received: 29 February …

Characterisation of colistin resistance in Gram-negative microbiota of pregnant women and neonates in Nigeria

EAR Portal, K Sands, C Farley, I Boostrom… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
A mobile colistin resistance gene mcr was first reported in 2016 in China and has since
been found with increasing prevalence across South-East Asia. Here we survey the …

Assessing the Prevalence and Potential Risks of Salmonella Infection Associated with Fresh Salad Vegetable Consumption in the United Arab Emirates

I Habib, M Khan, MYI Mohamed, A Ghazawi, A Abdalla… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to investigate the occurrence and characteristics of Salmonella isolates in
salad vegetables in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Out of 400 samples tested from retail …

Enumeration, antimicrobial resistance and genomic characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamases producing Escherichia coli from supermarket chicken meat in …

I Habib, M Elbediwi, MYI Mohamed, A Ghazawi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The occurrence and counts of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing
Escherichia coli in retail chicken sold in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were investigated in …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic profiling of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli from Pets in the United Arab Emirates: Unveiling colistin resistance mediated …

I Habib, M Elbediwi, K Mohteshamuddin… - Journal of Infection and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has witnessed rapid urbanization and
a surge in pet ownership, sparking concerns about the possible transfer of antimicrobial …

Genomic characterization of ESBL-producing Salmonella Thompson isolates harboring mcr-9 from dead chick embryos in China

M Elbediwi, Y Tang, M Yue - Veterinary Microbiology, 2023 - Elsevier
The emergence and dissemination of the extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing
Enterobacteriaceae harbouring antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes has diminished the …

Phenotypic characterization and genomic analysis of a Salmonella phage L223 for biocontrol of Salmonella spp. in poultry

MAS Khan, Z Islam, C Barua, MMH Sarkar… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The escalating incidence of foodborne salmonellosis poses a significant global threat to
food safety and public health. As antibiotic resistance in Salmonella continues to rise, there …

Plasmid Composition, Antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes profiles of ciprofloxacin-and third-generation cephalosporin-resistant foodborne Salmonella …

A Egorova, A Shelenkov, K Kuleshov, N Kulikova… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Salmonella enterica is an important foodborne pathogen worldwide. Ciprofloxacin and
extended-spectrum cephalosporins are the common first-line antimicrobial drugs for the …

Genomic Evidence of mcr-1.26 IncX4 Plasmid Transmission between Poultry and Humans

U Binsker, K Oelgeschläger, B Neumann… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Colistin is still commonly used and misused in animal husbandry driving the evolution and
dissemination of transmissible plasmid-mediated colistin resistance (mcr). mcr-1.26 is a rare …