REVIEW: Antimicrobial resistance in wildlife

• Published in: The Journal of applied ecology Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 519 - 529
• Main Authors: Vittecoq, Marion, Godreuil, Sylvain, Prugnolle, Franck, Durand, Patrick, Brazier, Lionel, Renaud, Nicolas, Arnal, Audrey, Aberkane, Salim, Jean‐Pierre, Hélène, Gauthier‐Clerc, Michel, Thomas, Frédéric, Renaud, François, McCallum, Hamish
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Scientific Publications 01.04.2016; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: anthropogenic activities; antibiotic resistance; Antibiotics; Antimicrobial agents; Aquatic environment; Bacteria; carnivores; Contamination; Drug resistance; economic costs; Ecosystems; Excretory system; Feed industry; Habitats; hosts; human health; humans; indicator species; monitoring; omnivores; pollution; risk; spreaders; Surveillance; systematic review; Wildlife

The spread of antimicrobial resistance is of major concern for human health and leads to growing economic costs. While it is increasingly hypothesized that wildlife could play an important role in antimicrobial‐resistant bacteria dynamics, empirical data remain scarce. The present work builds on a s...