Genomic Diversity and Virulence Potential of ESBL- and AmpC-β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Strains From Healthy Food Animals Across Europe

• Published in: Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 12; p. 626774
• Main Authors: Ewers, Christa, de Jong, Anno, Prenger-Berninghoff, Ellen, El Garch, Farid, Leidner, Ursula, Tiwari, Sumeet K., Semmler, Torsten
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 01.04.2021
• Subjects: AmpC; ESBL; Escherichia coli; livestock; Microbiology; sequence type; virulence; AmpC; pathotype; virulence; Escherichia coli; livestock; ESBL; plasmid; sequence type

The role of livestock animals as a putative source of ESBL/pAmpC E. coli for humans is a central issue of research. In a large-scale pan-European surveillance, 2,993 commensal Escherichia spp. isolates were recovered from randomly collected fecal samples of healthy cattle, pigs and chickens in vario...