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Review
. 2022 May 12:13:822689.
doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.822689. eCollection 2022.

A Review of Current Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics in Food Animals

Chunming Xu  1   2 , Lingqiang Kong  1 , Hanfang Gao  1 , Xiyu Cheng  3 , Xiumin Wang  4   5
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Review

A Review of Current Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics in Food Animals

Chunming Xu et al. Front Microbiol. .

Abstract

The overuse of antibiotics in food animals has led to the development of bacterial resistance and the widespread of resistant bacteria in the world. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs) in food animals are currently considered emerging contaminants, which are a serious threat to public health globally. The current situation of ARB and ARGs from food animal farms, manure, and the wastewater was firstly covered in this review. Potential risks to public health were also highlighted, as well as strategies (including novel technologies, alternatives, and administration) to fight against bacterial resistance. This review can provide an avenue for further research, development, and application of novel antibacterial agents to reduce the adverse effects of antibiotic resistance in food animal farms.

Keywords: alternatives; antibiotics; bacterial resistance; food animals; strategies.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Outlines of antibiotic resistance in food animal farms and risks.
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How bacterial resistance to antibiotics occurs.
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Multiple pathways involved in ARB and ARGs in the food animal and human health (Koch et al., 2017).
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Strategies to minimize the antibiotic resistance in food animal farms.
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