The global spread of antimicrobial-resistant pathogenic bacteria is a continuing challenge to the health care of humans and domesticated animals. With no new agents on the horizon, it is imperative to use antimicrobial agents wisely to preserve their future efficacy.
Led by Editors Stefan Schwarz, Lina Maria Cavaco, and Jianzhong Shen with Frank Møller Aarestrup, an international team of experts in antimicrobial resistance of livestock and companion animals has created this valuable reference for veterinary students and practitioners as well as researchers and decision makers interested in understanding and preventing antimicrobial resistance.

Contributors
Foreword
Preface
About the Authors
1. History and current use of antimicrobial drugs in veterinary medicine
John F. Prescott
2. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Bacteria of Veterinary Origin; Breakpoints
Jeffrey L. Watts, Michael T. Sweeney, Brian V. Lubbers
3. New and Molecular Methods for the Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance (including MALDI-TOF, NGS, DNA array)
Muna F. Anjum, Ea Zankari, and Henrik Hasman
4. Mechanisms and Transmission of Bacterial Resistance to Antimicrobial Agents
Engeline van Duijkeren, Anne-Kathrin Schink, Marilyn C. Roberts, Yang Wang, and Stefan Schwarz
5. Resistance to Metals Used in Agricultural Production
Christopher Rensing, Arshnee Moodley, Lina M. Cavaco, and Sylvia Franke McDevitt
6. Resistance to Biocides in Bacteria
Jean-Yves Maillard
7. Antimicrobial Resistance among Staphylococci of Animal Origin
Stefan Schwarz, Andrea T. Feßler, Igor Loncaric, Congming Wu, Kristina Kadlec, Yang Wang, and Jianzhong Shen
8. Antimicrobial Resistance in Streptococcus spp.
Marisa Haenni, Agnese Lupo, Jean-Yves Madec
9. Antimicrobial Resistance in Enterococcus spp.
Carmen Torres, Carla Andrea Alonso, Laura Ruiz-Ripa, Ricardo León-Sampedro, Rosa del Campo, and Teresa Coque
10. Antimicrobial Resistance in Rhodococcus equi
Steeve Giguère, Londa J. Berghaus, and Jennifer Willingham-Lane
11. Antimicrobial Resistance in Listeria spp.
Laura Luque-Sastre, Cristina Arroyo, Edward M. Fox, Barry J. McMahon, Li Bai, Fengqin Li, and Séamus Fanning
12. Antimicrobial Resistance in Nontyphoidal Salmonella
Patrick F. McDermott, Shaohua Zhao, and Heather Tate
13. Antimicrobial Resistance in Escherichia coli
Laurent Poirel, Jean-Yves Madec, Agnese Lupo, Anne-Kathrin Schink, Nicolas Kieffer, Patrice Nordmann, Stefan Schwarz
14. Antimicrobial Resistance in Campylobacter spp.
Zhangqi Shen, Yang Wang, Qijing Zhang, and Jianzhong Shen
15. Antimicrobial Resistance in Pasteurellaceae of Veterinary Origin
Geovana B. Michael, Janine Bossé, and Stefan Schwarz
16. Antimicrobial Resistance in Bordetella bronchiseptica
Kristina Kadlec, and Stefan Schwarz
17. Antimicrobial Resistance in Pseudomonas spp. and Acinetobacter spp.
Agnese Lupo, Marisa Haenni, and Jean-Yves Madec
18. Antimicrobial Resistance in Corynebacterium spp., Arcanobacterium spp., and Trueperella pyogenes
Andrea T. Feßler, Stefan Schwarz
19. Antimicrobial Resistance in Stenotrophomonas spp.
Yang Wang, Tao He, Zhanggi Shen, and Congming Wu
20. Antimicrobial Resistance in Mycoplasma spp.
Anne V. Gautier-Bouchardon
21. Antimicrobial Resistance in Clostridium spp., Brachyspira spp., and other Anaerobes
Marie Archambault, and Joseph Rubin
22. Antimicrobial Resistance in Leptospira, Brucella and Other Rarely Investigated Veterinary and Zoonotic Pathogens
Darren J. Trott, Sam Abraham, and Ben Adler
23. Antimicrobial Resistance in Chlamydiales, Rickettsia, Coxiella, and Other Intracellular Pathogens
Daisy Vanrompay, Thi Loan Anh Nguyen, Sally J. Cutler, and Patrick Butaye
24. Antimicrobial Drug Resistance in Fish Pathogens
Ron A. Miller and Heather Harbottle
25. Antimicrobial Resistance in One-Health perspective
Scott A. McEwen and Peter J. Colignon
26. Licensing and Approval of Antimicrobial Agents for Use in Animals
Constança Pomba, Boudewijn Catry, Jordi Torren Edo, and Helen Jukes
27. Monitoring Antimicrobial Drug Usage in Animals: Methods and Applications
Nicole Werner, Scott A. McEwen, and Lothar Kreienbrock
28. The Present and Future Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance in Animals: Principles and Practices
Shabbir Simjee, Patrick F. McDermott, Darren J. Trott, Chuanchuen Rungtip
29. Source Attribution Models and Risk Assessment
Sara M. Pires, Ana SofiaDuarte, and Tine Hald
30. Optimization of Treatment to Minimize Resistance Selection
Luca Guardabassi, Mike Apley, John Elmerdahl Olsen, Peirre-Louis Toutain, and Scott Weese
31. Antimicrobial Stewardship in Veterinary Medicine
David H. Lloyd and Stephen W. Page
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