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Bats as Hosts of Antimicrobial-Resistant Mammaliicoccus lentus and Staphylococcus epidermidis with Zoonotic Relevance - AMR Insights

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Bats are increasingly recognized as reservoirs for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, potentially causing the spread of resistance genes across species and regions. A study in Portugal found that 105 bats from 19 species showed multidrug resistance in three isolates, with S. epidermidis carrying qacA, indicating potential horizontal gene transfer. Heavy metal resistance genes were also identified, indicating environmental factors co-selecting ant…
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Bats as Hosts of Antimicrobial-Resistant Mammaliicoccus lentus and Staphylococcus epidermidis with Zoonotic Relevance - AMR Insights

Bats are increasingly recognized as reservoirs for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, potentially causing the spread of resistance genes across species and regions. A study in Portugal found that 105 bats from 19 species showed multidrug resistance in three isolates, with S. epidermidis carrying qacA, indicating potential horizontal gene transfer. Heavy metal resistance genes were also identified, indicating environmental factors co-selecting ant…

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