Distribution of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes across Salmonella enterica Isolates from Animal and Nonanimal Foods
23 January 2020
Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria are a major public health problem. Of particular importance in the context of food safety is the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes within nontyphoidal Salmonella, which is a leading bacterial cause of foodborne disease. We determined the prevalence of AMR genes across a very large number of Salmonella genomes (n = 25,647) collected from isolates from 16 common food sources. The average percentage of isolates from nonanimal foods, such as fruit, nuts and seeds, and vegetables, harboring at least one AMR gene was only marginally lower (72%) than that observed in isolates from animal foods such as beef, chicken, turkey, and pork (74%).
Source: J. Food Prot.
Author(s): Pettengill JB, Tate H, Gensheimer K, Hsu CH, Ihrie J, Markon AO, McDERMOTT PF, Zhao S, Strain E, Bazaco MC
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