Bacteria from Animals as a Pool of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes

Bacteria from Animals as a Pool of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes

Antimicrobial agents are used in both veterinary and human medicine. The intensive use of antimicrobials in animals may promote the fixation of antimicrobial resistance genes in bacteria, which may be zoonotic or capable to transfer these genes to human-adapted pathogens or to human gut microbiota v...

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Veröffentlicht in:Antibiotics (Basel) 2017-06, Vol.6 (2), p.12
Hauptverfasser: Argudín, Maria Angeles, Deplano, Ariane, Meghraoui, Alaeddine, Dodémont, Magali, Heinrichs, Amelie, Denis, Olivier, Nonhoff, Claire, Roisin, Sandrine
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Sprache:eng
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Animal health
Animals
Antiinfectives and antibacterials
Antimicrobial agents
Antimicrobial resistance
Bacteria
cfr
Drug resistance
Fixation
Food
Genes
Intestinal microflora
Klebsiella
mcr
mec
Nosocomial infection
Pathogens
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Review
Veterinary medicine
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Zusammenfassung:Antimicrobial agents are used in both veterinary and human medicine. The intensive use of antimicrobials in animals may promote the fixation of antimicrobial resistance genes in bacteria, which may be zoonotic or capable to transfer these genes to human-adapted pathogens or to human gut microbiota via direct contact, food or the environment. This review summarizes the current knowledge of the use of antimicrobial agents in animal health and explores the role of bacteria from animals as a pool of antimicrobial resistance genes for human bacteria. This review focused in relevant examples within the ESC(K)APE ( , , ( ), , , and ) group of bacterial pathogens that are the leading cause of nosocomial infections throughout the world.
ISSN:2079-6382
2079-6382
DOI:10.3390/antibiotics6020012