AUTHOR=Bean David C. , Wigmore Sarah M. , Abdul Momin Muhd Haziq F. , Wareham David W. TITLE=Polymyxin Resistant Bacteria in Australian Poultry JOURNAL=Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems VOLUME=4 YEAR=2020 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-food-systems/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2020.550318 DOI=10.3389/fsufs.2020.550318 ISSN=2571-581X ABSTRACT=
Resistance to last-resort antibiotics is significant public health issue. Antibiotic use in animal husbandry may be a driver of resistance that can subsequently be disseminated via the food chain. This study sought to determine the level of polymyxin resistance in Gram-negative pathogens present in Australian poultry, particularly the presence of mobilizable mechanisms of polymyxin resistance. Cloacal swabs from 213 birds were taken in a point prevalence survey from six different farms at a Victorian chicken processing facility. Colistin resistant organisms were recovered by direct plating on CHROMagar COL-