Reduced Antibacterial Drug Resistance and <i>bla</i> <sub>CTX-M</sub> β-Lactamase Gene Carriage in Cattle-Associated Escherichia coli at Low Temperatures, at Sites Dominated by Older Animals, and on Pastureland: Implications for Surveillance
H. Schubert, Katy Morley, Emma F. Puddy, Robert Arbon, Jacqueline Findlay, Oliver Mounsey, Virginia C. Gould, Lucy Vass, Madeleine Evans, Gwen Rees, David C Barrett, Katy Turner, Tristan A. Cogan, Matthew B. Avison, Kristen K. Reyher
Abstract
Antibacterial resistance poses a significant threat to human and animal health and global food security. Surveillance for resistance on farms is important for many reasons, including tracking impacts of interventions aimed at reducing the prevalence of resistance.
Topics & Concepts
CarriageEscherichia coliDrug resistanceBiologyMicrobiologyResistance (ecology)Antibiotic resistanceBiotechnologyVeterinary medicineEnvironmental healthGeneAntibioticsMedicineGeneticsEcologyPathologyAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsEscherichia coli research studies