Genomic Screening of Antimicrobial Resistance Markers in UK and US <i>Campylobacter</i> Isolates Highlights Stability of Resistance over an 18-Year Period
Arnoud H. M. van Vliet, Siddhartha Thakur, Joaquín M. Prada, Jai W. Mehat, Roberto M. La Ragione
Abstract
Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli are important bacterial causes of human foodborne illness. Despite several years of reduced antibiotics usage in livestock production in the United Kingdom (UK) and United States (US), a high prevalence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) persists in Campylobacter .
Topics & Concepts
CampylobacterCampylobacter jejuniMultilocus sequence typingMicrobiologyTetracyclineCampylobacter coliAntibiotic resistanceBiologyQuinoloneMultiple drug resistanceDrug resistanceAntibioticsGenotypeBacteriaGeneticsGeneSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaVeterinary medicine and infectious diseases