Prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamases in the local farm environment and livestock: challenges to mitigate antimicrobial resistance
Shin-Young Lee, Raies A. Mir, Si Hong Park, Donghyuk Kim, Hae‐Yeong Kim, Raoul K. Boughton, J. Glenn Morris, Kwangcheol Casey Jeong
Abstract
are an emerging global threat due to their increasing prevalence in livestock, even in animals raised without antibiotics. Many reviews are available for the positive selection of AR associated with antibiotic use in livestock, but less attention has been given to how other factors including soil, water, manure, wildlife, and farm workers, are associated with the emergence of ESBL-producing bacteria. Understanding of antibiotic resistance genes and bacteria transfer at the interfaces of livestock and other potential reservoirs will provide insights for the development of mitigation strategies for AR.
Topics & Concepts
LivestockAntibiotic resistanceAntimicrobialAntibioticsManureBiotechnologyBiologyWildlifeEnvironmental healthBacteriaMicrobiologyMedicineEcologyGeneticsPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacteriophages and microbial interactions