Open AccessEscherichia fergusonii, an Underrated Repository for Antimicrobial Resistance in Food Animals
Author(s) -
Biao Tang,
Jiang Chang,
Yifei Chen,
Jiahui Lin,
Xingning Xiao,
Xiaodong Xia,
Jun Lin,
Hua Yang,
Guoping Zhao
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
microbiology spectrum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.502
H-Index - 51
ISSN - 2165-0497
DOI - 10.1128/spectrum.01617-21
Subject(s) - multiple drug resistance , escherichia coli , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , drug resistance , genetics , gene
E. fergusonii , a member of the genusEscherichia , has been reported to transmit via the food chain and cause diseases in humans. However, the prevalence of multidrug-resistantE. fergusonii , especiallymcr-1 -positiveE. fergusonii isolates, has rarely been reported.