ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2011
Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases Producing E. coli in Wildlife, yet Another Form of Environmental Pollution?
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- "One Health" perspective on prevalence of co-existing extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials · 2023Pooled it
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- Prevalence and patterns of antimicrobial resistance among wildlife populations in Africa: a systematic review.npj antimicrobials and resistance · 2026Article
- Emergence of Transferable Plasmid Coharboring mcr-1.1 and blaTransboundary and emerging diseases · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of Antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli from Wild Boar Meat in Japan.Current microbiology · 2025Article
- First national study on genomic profiling ofEnvironmental challenges (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Article
- Ecological connectivity of genomic markers of antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli in Hong Kong.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Genomic Epidemiology of ESBL- and Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales in a Spanish Hospital: Exploring the Clinical-Environmental Interface.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Resisting the Final Line: Phenotypic Detection of Resistance to Last-Resort Antimicrobials in Gram-Negative Bacteria Isolated from Wild Birds in Northern Italy.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
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Abstract
Wildlife is normally not exposed to clinically used antimicrobial agents but can acquire antimicrobial resistant bacteria through contact with humans, domesticated animals and the environment, where water polluted with feces seems to be the most important vector. Escherichia coli, an ubiquitous commensal bacterial species colonizing the intestinal tract of mammals and birds, is also found in the environment. Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases producing E. coli (ESBL-E. coli) represent a major problem in human and veterinary medicine, particular in nosocomial infections. Additionally an onset of community-acquired ESBL-E. coli infections and an emergence in livestock farming has been observed in recent years, suggesting a successful transmission as well as persistence of ESBL-E. coli strains outside clinical settings. Another parallel worldwide phenomenon is the spread of ESBL-E. coli into the environment beyond human and domesticated animal populations, and this seems to be directly influenced by antibiotic practice. This might be a collateral consequence of the community-onset of ESBL-E. coli infections but can result (a) in a subsequent colonization of wild animal populations which can turn into an infectious source or even a reservoir of ESBL-E. coli, (b) in a contribution of wildlife to the spread and transmission of ESBL-E. coli into fragile environmental niches, (c) in new putative infection cycles between wildlife, domesticated animals and humans, and (d) in problems in the medical treatment of wildlife. This review aims to summarize the current knowledge on ESBL-E. coli in wildlife, in turn underlining the need for more large scale investigations, in particular sentinel studies to monitor the impact of multiresistant bacteria on wildlife.
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