Selection and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in Agri-food production

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Boyu An¹  Haihong Hao¹  Guyue Cheng¹  Menghong Dai¹  Xu Wang¹  Saeed Ahmed¹  Zonghui Yuan¹  Jianan Ning¹  Junhong Huang¹  Lingli Huang²  Rizwan Ullah³ 

[1] MOA Laboratory for Risk Assessment of Quality and Safety of Livestock and Poultry Products, Huazhong Agricultural University;National Reference Laboratory of Veterinary Drug Residues (HZAU) and MOA Key Laboratory for the Detection of Veterinary Drug Residues in Foods, Huazhong Agricultural University;State key laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University;

关键词: Antimicrobial resistance;    Co-selection;    Heavy metal;    Biocide;    Dissemination;    Antimicrobial resistance gene;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13756-019-0623-2

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Public unrest about the use of antimicrobial agents in farming practice is the leading cause of increasing and the emergences of Multi-drug Resistant Bacteria that have placed pressure on the agri-food industry to act. The usage of antimicrobials in food and agriculture have direct or indirect effects on the development of Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by bacteria associated with animals and plants which may enter the food chain through consumption of meat, fish, vegetables or some other food sources. In addition to antimicrobials, recent reports have shown that AMR is associated with tolerance to heavy metals existing naturally or used in agri-food production. Besides, biocides including disinfectants, antiseptics and preservatives which are widely used in farms and slaughter houses may also contribute in the development of AMR. Though the direct transmission of AMR from food-animals and related environment to human is still vague and debatable, the risk should not be neglected. Therefore, combined global efforts are necessary for the proper use of antimicrobials, heavy metals and biocides in agri-food production to control the development of AMR. These collective measures will preserve the effectiveness of existing antimicrobials for future generations.

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