The Role of Gulls as Reservoirs of Antibiotic Resistance in Aquatic Environments: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: The role of wildlife with long-range dispersal such as gulls in the global dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) across natural and anthropogenic aquatic environments remains poorly understood. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have been detected in resident and migratory gulls worldwide for more than a decade, suggesting gulls as either sentinels of AMR pollution from anthropogenic sources or independent reservoirs that could maintain and disperse AMR across aquatic environments. However, confirming either of these roles remains challenging and incomplete. In this review, we present current knowledge on the geographic regions where AMR has been detected in gulls, the molecular characterization of resistance genes, and the evidence supporting the capacity of gulls to disperse AMR acr

SUBMITTER: Zeballos-Gross D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8343230 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature