The extensive use of antibiotics leading to the rapid spread of antibiotic resistance poses
high health risks to humans, but to date there is still lack of a quantitative model to properly …

Antibiotic resistance is a global health crisis linked to increased, and often unrestricted,
antibiotic use in humans and animals. As one of the world's largest producers and …

The increase in antibiotic resistance is a global concern for human and animal health.
Resistant microorganisms can spread between food-producing animals and humans. The …

Abstract Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) constitutes ongoing health
concerns for women, newborns, elderly, and immunocompromised individuals due to …

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

Abstract Background Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) are causative agent of
extraintestinal infections, collectively known as colibacillosis, which results significant losses …

To identify traits that predict avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) virulence, 124 avian
E. coli isolates of known pathogenicity and serogroup were subjected to virulence …

Poultry and livestock are the most important reservoirs for pathogenic Escherichia coli and
use of antimicrobials in animal farming is considered the most important factor promoting the …

Despite the critical role of plasmids in horizontal gene transfer, few studies have
characterized plasmid relatedness among different bacterial populations. Recently, a …

Gong, J., Yin, F., Hou, Y. and Yin, Y. 2014. Chinese herbs as alternatives to antibiotics in
feed for swine and poultry production: Potential and challenges in application. Can. J. Anim …