Lessons from the environmental antibiotic resistome

MD Surette, GD Wright - Annual review of microbiology, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Antibiotic resistance is a global public health issue of growing proportions. All antibiotics are
susceptible to resistance. The evidence is now clear that the environment is the single …

Insects, rodents, and pets as reservoirs, vectors, and sentinels of antimicrobial resistance

W Gwenzi, N Chaukura, N Muisa-Zikali, C Teta… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper reviews the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in insects, rodents, and
pets. Insects (eg, houseflies, cockroaches), rodents (rats, mice), and pets (dogs, cats) act as …

Distribution, Numbers, and Diversity of ESBL-Producing E. coli in the Poultry Farm Environment

H Blaak, AHAM van Hoek, RA Hamidjaja… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
This study aimed to discern the contribution of poultry farms to the contamination of the
environment with ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and therewith, potentially to the spread …

Microbial communities of the house fly Musca domestica vary with geographical location and habitat

R Park, MC Dzialo, S Spaepen, D Nsabimana… - Microbiome, 2019 - Springer
House flies (Musca domestica) are widespread, synanthropic filth flies commonly found on
decaying matter, garbage, and feces as well as human food. They have been shown to …

[HTML][HTML] The role of 'filth flies' in the spread of antimicrobial resistance

FC Onwugamba, JR Fitzgerald, K Rochon… - Travel medicine and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background 'Filth flies' feed and develop in excrement and decaying matter and can transmit
enteric pathogens to humans and animals, leading to colonization and infection …

Bacterial Communities Associated with Houseflies (Musca domestica L.) Sampled within and between Farms

S Bahrndorff, N De Jonge, H Skovgård, JL Nielsen - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The housefly feeds and reproduces in animal manure and decaying organic substances and
thus lives in intimate association with various microorganisms including human pathogens …

Detection of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli on flies at poultry farms

H Blaak, RA Hamidjaja, AHAM van Hoek… - Applied and …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
In the Netherlands, extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli
bacteria are highly prevalent in poultry, and chicken meat has been implicated as a source …

House flies are underappreciated yet important reservoirs and vectors of microbial threats to animal and human health

D Nayduch, S Neupane, V Pickens, T Purvis, C Olds - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
House flies are well recognized as filth-associated organisms and public nuisances. House
flies create sanitation issues when they bridge the gap between microbe-rich breeding …

Network analysis with either Illumina or MinION reveals that detecting vertebrate species requires metabarcoding of iDNA from a diverse fly community

A Srivathsan, RK Loh, EJ Ong, L Lee, Y Ang… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
DNA obtained from invertebrates (iDNA) can be metabarcoded in order to survey vertebrate
communities. However, little attention has been paid to the interaction between the …

The potential impacts by the invasion of insects reared to feed livestock and pet animals in Europe and other regions: a critical review

F Lourenço, R Calado, I Medina, OMCC Ameixa - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
While the use of alien insect species for food and feed can help to alleviate protein shortage
and provide for a more sustainable feed production, their invasive potential should be …