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Resistance To Last-Resort Human Antimicrobial Agents Among Gram-Negative Bacteria Recovered From Barcelona Sewer Rats (Rattus Norvegicus)

T. Montalvo , M. Martí - Almirall , Y. Vallejo , M. Nieto , S. Sabaté , R. Planel1 , S. Franco , D. Perea , L. Muñoz , C. Cosgaya , J. Pascual , V. Peracho , J. Vila and I. Roca | Poster | 2022

Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria are shared between humans and animals but also the intra- and the inter-species exchange of resistance genes are common among bacteria. Multidrug-resistant bacteria have already been identified from sewage samples but there is little data regarding the potential rol...

Relation Between Urban Greenspace, Abundance Of Wild Rats, And Their Zoonotic Pathogen Prevalence And Diversity

Marieke De Cock , Miriam Maas , Ankje De Vries , Manoj Fonville , Hein Sprong , Arieke Doctors Van Leeuwen and Wim Van Der Poel | Poster | 2022

Increasing biodiversity is one of the many beneficial effects of urban greening. However, increasing biodiversity could also result in an increase of unwanted or pest species such as wild rats. Wild rats can host a wide range of zoonotic pathogens that can cause mild to severe disease in humans. The...

Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria In Rodents, Birds, And Insects

Jessica C. Smith , Ana M. Ferreira , Joeri H. Baak and Sara A. Burt | Full Paper | 2017

The aim of this study was to find out whether pests on the Utrecht University campus and environs were vectors for ESBL/AmpC-producing bacteria and/or methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Samples were collected on and around campus in educational buildings, an aviary, the university p...