Salmonellosis remains one of the most frequent food-borne zoonoses, constituting a
worldwide major public health concern. Currently, at a global level, the main sources of …

The possible zoonotic spread of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria is controversial. This review
discusses global molecular epidemiological data combining both analyses of the …

Objectives Identification of antimicrobial resistance genes is important for understanding the
underlying mechanisms and the epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance. As the costs of …

Antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) are common in retail poultry products. In this
study, we aimed to isolate and characterize multidrug resistant (MDR) E. coli in raw chicken …

β-lactamases are the primary cause of resistance to β-lactams among members of the family
Enterobacteriaceae. SHV enzymes have emerged in Enterobacteriaceae causing infections …

Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) have been increasingly reported in Europe
since their first description in 1983. During the 1990s, they were described mainly as …

CTX-M enzymes, the plasmid-mediated cefotaximases, constitute a rapidly growing family of
extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) with significant clinical impact. CTX-Ms are found …

Food‐producing animals are the primary reservoir of zoonotic pathogens, and the detection
of extended spectrum β‐lactamase (ESBL) producers among Escherichia coli and …

A total of 764 retail meat including 515 chicken, 91 pork, 78 beef and 80 lamb samples were
collected in Shaanxi Province of China in 2007–2008 to determine the prevalence of …

The prevalence of antimicrobial resistance (AR) in bacteria isolated from US food animals
has increased over the last several decades as have concerns of AR foodborne zoonotic …