Occurrence and Characteristics of Mobile Colistin Resistance (mcr) Gene-Containing Isolates from the Environment: A Review

MU Anyanwu, IF Jaja, OC Nwobi - International journal of environmental …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The emergence and spread of mobile colistin (COL) resistance (mcr) genes jeopardize the
efficacy of COL, a last resort antibiotic for treating deadly infections. COL has been used in …

Updates on the global dissemination of colistin-resistant Escherichia coli: An emerging threat to public health

S Zhang, M Abbas, MU Rehman, M Wang, R Jia… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Colistin drug resistance is an emerging public health threat worldwide. The adaptability,
existence and spread of colistin drug resistance in multiple reservoirs and ecological …

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antimicrobial residues in wastewater and process water from German pig slaughterhouses and their receiving municipal wastewater …

M Savin, G Bierbaum, JA Hammerl… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Slaughterhouse process-and wastewater are considered as a hotspot for antibiotic-resistant
bacteria and antimicrobial residues and may thus play an important role for their …

ESKAPE bacteria and extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli isolated from wastewater and process water from German poultry slaughterhouses

M Savin, G Bierbaum, JA Hammerl… - Applied and …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
The wastewater of livestock slaughterhouses is considered a source of antimicrobial-
resistant bacteria with clinical relevance and may thus be important for their dissemination …

Molecular detection of colistin resistance genes (mcr-1, mcr-2 and mcr-3) in nasal/oropharyngeal and anal/cloacal swabs from pigs and poultry

J Zhang, L Chen, J Wang, AK Yassin, P Butaye… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Antimicrobial resistance against colistin has emerged worldwide and is threatening the
efficacy of colistin treatment of multi-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. In this study, PCRs …

[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 …

Emerging Gram negative resistance to last-line antimicrobial agents fosfomycin, colistin and ceftazidime-avibactam–epidemiology, laboratory detection and treatment …

N Sherry, B Howden - Expert review of anti-infective therapy, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: Multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively-drug-resistant (XDR)
Gram-negative bacteria have emerged as a major threat to human health globally. This has …

Parasite ecology of invasive species: conceptual framework and new hypotheses

K Chalkowski, CA Lepczyk, S Zohdy - Trends in Parasitology, 2018 - cell.com
Biological invasions have the potential to influence parasite dynamics by altering ecological
interactions. Similarly, parasitism can influence invasion by aiding or limiting expansion …

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 …

Colistin-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Isolated From Process Waters and Wastewater From German Poultry and Pig Slaughterhouses

M Savin, G Bierbaum, K Blau, M Parcina, E Sib… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Due to the high prevalence of colistin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in poultry and pigs,
process waters and wastewater from slaughterhouses were considered as a hotspot for …