Escherichia fergusonii, an Underrated Repository for Antimicrobial Resistance in Food Animals

• DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01617-21
• Publication Date: 2022-02-09T15:32:24Z
• Authors: Biao Tang; Jiang Chang; Yifei Chen; Jiahui Lin; Xingning Xiao; Xiaodong Xia; Jun Lin; Hua Yang; Guoping Zhao
• Keywords: Escherichia; 0301 basic medicine; China; Swine; food animal; Escherichia fergusonii; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; mcr-1; Tetracycline; Microbiology; QR1-502; Anti-Bacterial Agents; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; Ducks; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Animals; antimicrobial resistance; Chickens; Sulfisoxazole; Escherichia coli Infections; Research Article; Plasmids

E. fergusonii , a member of the genus Escherichia , has been reported to transmit via the food chain and cause diseases in humans. However, the prevalence of multidrug-resistant E. fergusonii , especially mcr-1 -positive E. fergusonii isolates, has rarely been reported.