Antimicrobial resistance of Enterococcus species isolated from wild mammals in Aragón, Spain

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance is currently one of the major public health threats. In order to prevent its spread, the WHO, OIE and FAO have formed an alliance to promote the study of antibiotic resistance evolution in human, animal and environmental bacteria posing a public health threat; however, the studies performed in wild animals are scarce so far. The main objective of this study was to assess the antibiotic resistance of Enterococcus spp. isolated from wild mammals in Aragón, Spain.

Keywords

• wild mammals
• enterococcus spp.
• antibiotic resistance
• epidemiology