Early in its evolution, Enterococcus faecium acquired traits that allowed it to become a
successful nosocomial pathogen. E. faecium inherent tenacity to build resistance to …

Enterococcus species are natural inhabitants of the intestinal tract in humans and animals,
and due to their ubiquity in human and animal feces and their persistence in the …

The role of food‐producing environments in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial
resistance (AMR) in EU plant‐based food production, terrestrial animals (poultry, cattle and …

Probiotics are known to have a long history of safe use and can be formulated into many
different types of products, including foods, drugs, and dietary supplements. Several …

Probiotics are usually defined as products which contain viable non-pathogenic micro-
organisms able to confer health benefits to the host. There are specific gastrointestinal …

Antimicrobial resistance is a major public health crisis, eroding the discovery of
antimicrobials and their application to clinical medicine. There is a general lack of …

The use of antibiotics at subtherapeutic concentrations for agricultural applications is
believed to be an important factor in the proliferation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The goal …

For many years, Enterococcus faecium was considered to be a commensal of the digestive
tract, which only sporadically caused opportunistic infections in severely ill patients. Over the …

A novel approach utilizing antibiotic-resistance-gene (ARG) molecular signatures was
applied to track the sources of ARGs at sites along the Cache la Poudre (Poudre) and South …

There is increasing concern globally about the enormity of the threats posed by antimicrobial
resistance (AMR) to human, animal, plant and environmental health. A proliferation of …