Transmission of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and Genes: Unveiling the Jigsaw Pieces of a One Health Problem

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2020

Authors

Novais, Carla (Author) FFUP; Freitas, AR (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Pathogens

Vol. 9

Pages: 1-4

Publisher: MDPI

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00S-C8D

DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9060497

Abstract (EN): Antimicrobial Resistance is one of the major Global Health challenges of the twenty-first century, and one of the World Health Organization's (WHO) top ten global health threats. The evolution of antibiotic resistance among bacterial pathogens requires urgent concerted global efforts under a One Health approach integrating human, animal, and environmental surveillance data. This is crucial to develop efficient control strategies and counteract the spread of multidrug-resistant pathogens. The studies in this Special Issue have evidenced the hidden role of less common species, unusual clones or unexplored niches in the dissemination of antimicrobial resistance between different hosts. They reinforce the need for large-scale surveillance studies tracing and tracking both antibiotic resistance and metal tolerance in different bacterial species.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 4