The world population's significant increase has promoted a higher consumption of poultry
products, which must meet the specified demand while maintaining their quality and safety. It …

Multidrug resistance in Escherichia coli has become a worrying issue that is increasingly
observed in human but also in veterinary medicine worldwide. E. coli is intrinsically …

Although most Escherichia coli (E. coli) strains are commensal and abundant, certain
pathogenic strains cause severe diseases from gastroenteritis to extraintestinal infections …

Antibiotic resistance is recognized as a global threat to public health. The selection and
evolution of antibiotic resistance in clinical pathogens were believed to be majorly driven by …

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are a relatively new type of pollutant. The rise in
antibiotic resistance observed recently is closely correlated with the uncontrolled and …

Metals such as mercury, arsenic, copper and silver have been used in various forms as
antimicrobials for thousands of years with until recently, little understanding of their mode of …

Colibacillosis refers to any localized or systemic infection caused entirely or partly by avian
pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC), including colisepticemia, hemorrhagic septicemia …

There is growing concern that metal contamination functions as a selective agent in the
proliferation of antibiotic resistance. Documented associations between the types and levels …

Frequent and persistent heavy metal pollution has profound effects on the composition and
activity of microbial communities. Heavy metals select for metal resistance but can also co …

Following the Europe-wide ban of antimicrobial growth promoters, feed supplementation
with zinc has increased in livestock breeding. In addition to possible beneficial effects on …