Resistance in the Food Chain and in Bacteria from Animals: Relevance to Human Infections

摘要: This chapter provides an overview of the antibiotic resistance situation in bacteria both animal and food origin analyzes whether these represent a greater threat to human health when they harbor genes. Monitoring systems that record amount antimicrobial agents used for humans animals carry out surveillance from food-producing have been place some years are published annually Denmark, Sweden , Norway, Netherlands. The preparation mainly gram-positive include Lactococcus, Lactobacillus, Pediococcus, Leuconostoc, Carnobacterium, Enterococcus, Micrococcus, Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, Propionibacterium. Among them Lactococcus which also two most widely genera lactic acid dairy industry, can be opportunistic pathogen has ability easily acquire redistribute genes other bacteria. relationship between isolates yet elucidated, but presence sul3 retail meat products strongly suggests chain acts as link humans. As resistant Campylobacter is widespread animals, it potential reach consumers via chain. To stop cascade multidrug its consequences health, adequate measures should taken all fields where antibiotics used, including agriculture veterinary medicine.