Torsten Semmler

TL;DR: The opinion that animal ESBL-producing E. coli is a major source of human infections is oversimplified, and neglects a highly complex scenario.

TL;DR: The findings demonstrate that the group of clonally related human B2-O25:H4-ST131 CTX-M-15-type ESBL-producing E. coli strains is present in companion animals from various European countries, highlighting the possibility of inter-species transmission of these multiresistant strains from human to animal and vice versa.

TL;DR: The genomic diversity of the indicator Escherichia coli in a German wastewater treatment plant is analysed and it is found that while treatment plants reduce the amount of bacteria released into the environment, they do not reduce the potential for antibiotic resistance of these bacteria.

TL;DR: Whole-genome sequencing of a representative collection of ETEC isolated between 1980 and 2011 identified globally distributed lineages characterized by distinct colonization factor and enterotoxin profiles that might harbor chromosome and plasmid combinations that optimize fitness and transmissibility.

TL;DR: Characterization of subclones of E. coli clones in animals supplemented with zinc suggests an increase in antimicrobial resistance due to influences on plasmid uptake by zinc supplementation, questioning the reasonability of zinc feed additives as a result of the ban of antimicrobial growth promoters.