Salmonellosis remains one of the most frequent food-borne zoonoses, constituting a
worldwide major public health concern. Currently, at a global level, the main sources of …

Human infections by the bacterial pathogen Salmonella enterica represent major disease
burdens worldwide. This highly ubiquitous species consists of more than 2600 different …

Plasmids play an important role in bacterial genome evolution by transferring genes
between lineages. Fitness costs associated with plasmid carriage are expected to be a …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global problem hindering treatment of bacterial
infections, rendering many aspects of modern medicine less effective. AMR genes (ARGs) …

EFSA and EMA have jointly reviewed measures taken in the EU to reduce the need for and
use of antimicrobials in food‐producing animals, and the resultant impacts on antimicrobial …

An increase in confirmed human salmonellosis cases in the EU after 2014 triggered
investigation of contributory factors and control options in poultry production …

Data on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from humans,
animals and food are collected annually by the EU Member States (MS s), jointly analysed …

It is commonly assumed that the horizontal transfer of most bacterial chromosomal genes is
limited, in contrast to the frequent transfer observed for typical mobile genetic elements …

Naturally occurring plasmids come in different sizes. The smallest are less than a kilobase of
DNA, while the largest can be over three orders of magnitude larger. Historically, research …

Salmonella Infantis is one of the five serovars most frequently causing human salmonellosis
in Europe, mainly associated with poultry. A clone harbouring a conjugative plasmid of …