Role played by the environment in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through the food chain

Role played by the environment in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through the food chain

Abstract The role of food‐producing environments in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in EU plant‐based food production, terrestrial animals (poultry, cattle and pigs) and aquaculture was assessed. Among the various sources and transmission routes identified, fertilisers of...

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Main Authors: EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ), Konstantinos Koutsoumanis, Ana Allende, Avelino Álvarez‐Ordóñez, Declan Bolton, Sara Bover‐Cid, Marianne Chemaly, Robert Davies, Alessandra De Cesare, Lieve Herman, Friederike Hilbert, Roland Lindqvist, Maarten Nauta, Giuseppe Ru, Marion Simmons, Panagiotis Skandamis, Elisabetta Suffredini, Héctor Argüello, Thomas Berendonk, Lina Maria Cavaco, William Gaze, Heike Schmitt, Ed Topp, Beatriz Guerra, Ernesto Liébana, Pietro Stella, Luisa Peixe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-06-01
Series:EFSA Journal
Subjects:
antimicrobial resistance
food‐producing environment
antimicrobial resistance genes
antimicrobial‐resistant bacteria
animals
plants
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6651

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https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6651

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