Are dogs and cats a reservoir of resistant and virulent Enterococcus faecalis strains and a potential threat to public health?

Aleksandra Trościańczyk Aneta Nowakiewicz Sebastian Gnat Dominik Łagowski Marcelina Osińska

Published in: Journal of applied microbiology (2021)

The results of this study confirm that companion animals should be considered as a reservoir of E. faecalis carrying resistance and virulence determinants.

Keyphrases

public health
escherichia coli
pseudomonas aeruginosa
staphylococcus aureus
biofilm formation
antimicrobial resistance
water quality
risk assessment
cystic fibrosis
climate change
disease virus