Open AccessGenomic Screening of Antimicrobial Resistance Markers in UK and US Campylobacter Isolates Highlights Stability of Resistance over an 18-Year Period
Author(s) -
Arnoud H. M. van Vliet,
Siddhartha Thakur,
Joaquín M. Prada,
Jai W. Mehat,
Roberto M. La Ragione
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.01687-21
Subject(s) - campylobacter , campylobacter jejuni , multilocus sequence typing , microbiology and biotechnology , campylobacter coli , antibiotic resistance , biology , tetracycline , quinolone , drug resistance , multiple drug resistance , antibiotics , genotype , bacteria , genetics , gene
Campylobacter jejuni andCampylobacter 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 inCampylobacter .