<i>Escherichia coli</i> Occurrence and Antimicrobial Resistance in a Swine Slaughtering Process.

ABSTRACT: The swine production chain can be a reservoir of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli, which transfers resistance genes to other bacteria, serving as an important biomarker in the One Health approach. This study aimed to identify the frequency and antimicrobial resistance profile of E. coli in the swine production chain, assess the presence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL), and compare resistance profiles across different sample types. A total of 622 samples of swine carcasses from various points of the slaughter process (n = 400), swine feces (n = 100), commercial cuts (n = 45), environment (n = 67), and feces from employees (n = 10) of a pig slaughterhouse certified by the Federal Inspection Service, located in São Paulo state, Brazil, were collected. A total

SUBMITTER: Sampaio ANDCE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11510025 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature