TY - GEN AU - Oliveira,Manuela AU - Oliveira,Manuela TI - Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Mechanisms SN - books978-3-0365-3905-8 PY - 2022/// CY - Basel PB - MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute KW - Research & information: general KW - bicssc KW - Biology, life sciences KW - Microbiology (non-medical) KW - MRSA KW - EMRSA-15 KW - MLSB KW - bacteremia KW - bloodstream infections KW - antibiotic resistance KW - aquatic contamination KW - probabilistic sampling KW - San Francisco Estuary KW - coast KW - Pseudomonas KW - Shewanella algae KW - Vibrio parahaemolyticus KW - biocide KW - Listeria monocytogenes KW - biofilm KW - planktonic culture KW - pulsed-field gel electrophoresis KW - Escherichia coli KW - fosfomycin KW - nitrofurantoin KW - antimicrobial resistance KW - antibiotic susceptibility KW - WGS KW - phylogenetic analysis KW - DNA mismatch repair system KW - Salmonella Choleraesuis KW - Iberian pig KW - wild boar KW - phylogenetic relationship KW - plasmid replicon typing KW - colistin KW - carcass KW - cfr gene KW - fexA gene KW - linezolid KW - mutation KW - pig KW - public health KW - S. aureus KW - avian colibacillosis KW - salmonellosis KW - MDR KW - tetA KW - nisin KW - mutant prevention concentration KW - mutant selection window KW - antimicrobial susceptibility testing KW - horizontal gene transfer KW - Salmonella KW - reptiles KW - isolation KW - biofilms KW - chlorhexidine gluconate KW - wounds KW - Gram-negative bacteria KW - colonization KW - infection KW - clonal lineages KW - resistance genes KW - virulence factors KW - Staphylococcus aureus KW - skin and soft-tissue infections KW - plasmids KW - Panton-Valentine leucocidin N1 - Open Access N2 - The worldwide emergence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, specially those resistant to last-resource antibiotics, is now a common problem being defined as one of three priorities for the safeguarding of One Health by the Tripartite Alliance, which includes the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Office International des Epizooties (OIE). Bacteria resistance profiles, together with the expression of specific virulence markers, have a major influence on the outcomes of infectious diseases. These bacterial traits are interconnected, since not only the presence of antibiotics may influence bacterial virulence gene expression and consequently infection pathogenesis, but some virulence factors may also contribute to an increased bacterial resistance ability, as observed in biofilm-producing strains. The surveillance of important resistant and virulent clones and associated mobile genetic elements is essential for decision making in terms of mitigation measures to be applied for the prevention of such infections in both human and veterinary medicine. However, the role of natural environments as important components of the dissemination cycle of these strains has not been consider until recently. This Special Issue aims to publish manuscripts that contribute to the understanding of the impact of bacterial antimicrobial resistance and virulence in the three areas of the One Health triad-i.e., animal, human and environmental health UR - https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/5333 UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/80992 ER -