Antimicrobial Resistance in Agriculture

mBio. 2016 Apr 19;7(2):e02227-15. doi: 10.1128/mBio.02227-15.

Abstract

In this article, the current knowledge and knowledge gaps in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in livestock and plants and importance in terms of animal and human health are discussed. Some recommendations are provided for generation of the data required in order to develop risk assessments for AMR within agriculture and for risks through the food chain to animals and humans.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Agriculture
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bacteria / classification
  • Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Bacteria / genetics
  • Bacteria / isolation & purification
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
  • Humans
  • Livestock / microbiology*
  • Plants / microbiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Proteins

Grants and funding

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.