Antibiotics are widely used as growth promoters in animal husbandry; among them, the
tetracyclines are a chemical group of relevance, due to their wide use in agriculture …

The use of antimicrobial agents has been claimed to be the driving force for the emergence
and spread of microbial resistance. However, several studies have reported the presence of …

Probiotics are known to have a long history of safe use and can be formulated into many
different types of products, including foods, drugs, and dietary supplements. Several …

The continuing emergence of multi-drug resistant pathogens has sparked an interest in
seeking alternative therapeutic options. Antimicrobial combinatorial therapy is one such …

Enterococci have been recognized as important hospital-acquired pathogens in recent
years, and isolates of E. faecalis and E. faecium are the third-to fourth-most prevalent …

The main objective of this work was to study the ecology of enterococci and related bacteria
in raw and treated wastewater from a treatment plant receiving domestic and pretreated …

Food specimens were analyzed in order to research Enterococcus spp.: 636 samples of raw
meat (227 beef, 238 poultry, and 171 pork), 278 samples of cheese (110 fresh soft cheese …

Antimicrobial resistance of enterococci was investigated in 42 samples of crude inflow,
treated effluent and sludge collected in 14 municipal sewage treatment plants of Portugal. A …

A comparative study was carried out among enterococci isolated from fruits and vegetable
foods, water and soil, and clinical samples. Results indicate strong differences in the …

The rapid emergence of antibiotic-resistant (ART) pathogens is a major threat to public
health. While the surfacing of ART food-borne pathogens is alarming, the magnitude of the …