Antimicrobial Resistance Hidden within Multiserovar <i>Salmonella</i> Populations
Amy T. Siceloff, Naomi Ohta, Keri N. Norman, Guy H. Loneragan, Bo Norby, H.M. Scott, Nikki W. Shariat
Abstract
Salmonella enterica can exist in food animals as multiserovar populations, and different serovars can harbor diverse antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profiles. Conventional Salmonella isolation assesses AMR only in the most abundant members of a multiserovar population, which typically reflects their relative abundance in the initial sample.
Topics & Concepts
SalmonellaSalmonella entericaAntimicrobialSerotypeBiologyMicrobiologyAntibiotic resistancePopulationIsolation (microbiology)BacteriaAntibioticsMedicineGeneticsEnvironmental healthSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts