Several interconnected human, animal and environmental habitats can contribute to the
emergence, evolution and spread of antibiotic resistance, and the health of these contiguous …

Strains of bacteria resistant to antibiotics, particularly those that are multiresistant, are an
increasing major health care problem around the world. It is now abundantly clear that both …

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

The expanding use of antimicrobials in livestock is an important contributor to the worldwide
rapid increase in antimicrobial resistance (AMR). However, large-scale studies on AMR in …

Escherichia coli is the most researched microbial organism in the world. Its varied impact on
human health, consisting of commensalism, gastrointestinal disease, or extraintestinal …

Antimicrobial use in livestock production is linked to the emergence and spread of
antimicrobial resistance (AMR), but large-scale studies on AMR changes in livestock …

The dissemination of carbapenem-resistant and third generation cephalosporin-resistant
pathogens is a critical issue that is no longer restricted to hospital settings. The rapid spread …

Multidrug resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria have been increasingly reported in
humans, companion animals and farm animals. The growing trend of plasmid-mediated …

Exponentially increasing amounts of unprocessed bacterial and viral genomic sequence
data are stored in the global archives. The ability to query these data for sequence search …

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