Environmental factors driving antimicrobial resistance in Indian flying foxes (Pteropus medius): one health implications.

ABSTRACT: Wildlife living near human settlements may be disproportionately exposed to environmental AMR. Pteropus medius, a large colonial fruit-eating bat species in South Asia, commonly roosts and forages in human-dominated landscapes, exposing it to anthropogenically shaped resistomes across a wide geographic area. Moreover, seasonal variations in environmental conditions and food resources may influence bat movements and their exposure to AMR. We investigated the prevalence of AMR in P. medius and explored AMR risk at seven different roosting sites in Pakistan, while considering variations in seasons and Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) types as predictors for AMR exposure. We tested fecal samples for resistance to twelve antibiotics and sought blaTEM, blaSHV and blaCTX-M resistance genes using PC

SUBMITTER: Ahmed T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12528365 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature