Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health crisis that threatens our ability to
successfully treat bacterial infections (1, 2). Microbiologists and infectious disease …

Antimicrobial resistance extracts high morbidity, mortality and economic costs yearly by
rendering bacteria immune to antibiotics. Identifying and understanding antimicrobial …

Approaching any issue from a One Health perspective necessitates looking at the
interactions of people, domestic animals, wildlife, plants, and our environment. For …

Background and aim Plasmid-mediated colistin resistance mechanisms have been
identified worldwide in the past years. A multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) protocol …

Colistin represents one of the few available drugs for treating infections caused by
carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. As such, the recent plasmid-mediated spread of …

Antibiotic resistance is a natural feature of diverse microbial ecosystems. Although recent
studies of the antibiotic resistome have highlighted barriers to the horizontal transfer of …

Background Rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a threat to modern medicine, and
increasing international mobility facilitates the spread of AMR. Infections with resistant …

The overuse of veterinary antibiotics in animal production and the subsequent land
applications of manures contribute to the elevated antibiotic resistance in the soil …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global problem hindering treatment of bacterial
infections, rendering many aspects of modern medicine less effective. AMR genes (ARGs) …

Background: Antimicrobial resistance is a serious public-health problem throughout the
world. Escherichia coli, the most common Gram-negative microorganism, has developed …