Fosfomycin Resistance: An Update on the Anthropogenic Impact Through Agriculture
Weronika Goraj, Paweł Kowalczyk, Grzegorz Bełżecki, Adam Furtak, Anna Pytlak, Anna Szafranek-Nakonieczna · 2025
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Weronika Goraj and five co-authors published a review in twenty twenty-five on resistance to fosfomycin, an older antibiotic now precious because it still works when others fail. Farming's role in spreading that resistance is the focus. The review gathers how use in food animals seeds the environment with resistant microbes and their genes.
Resistance runs through gene families named fosA, fosB, and fosC, with new determinants still appearing. Resistant bacteria have been found in pigs, chickens, pigeons, cattle, and even vegetables. Manure spreading, soil nitrogen, microplastics, metals, and pesticides all shape how the genes persist in fields. Warming climate may widen the spread. The authors call the evidence base still thin and urgent to grow.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Weronika Goraj, Paweł Kowalczyk, Grzegorz Bełżecki, Adam Furtak, Anna Pytlak, Anna Szafranek-Nakonieczna |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |