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A global atlas and drivers of antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella during 1900-2023

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  • Yanan Wang

    (Henan Agricultural University
    Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
    Longhu Laboratory
    Henan Academy of Innovations in Medical Science)

  • Xuebin Xu

    (Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

  • Shulei Jia

    (Tianjin Medical University)

  • Mengqi Qu

    (Henan Agricultural University)

  • Yuhang Pei

    (Henan Agricultural University)

  • Shaofu Qiu

    (Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Chinese PLA)

  • Jianmin Zhang

    (South China Agricultural University)

  • Yue Liu

    (Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

  • Sufang Ma

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS))

  • Na Lyu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS))

  • Yongfei Hu

    (China Agricultural University)

  • Jianli Li

    (Henan Agricultural University)

  • Erqin Zhang

    (Henan Agricultural University)

  • Bo Wan

    (Henan Agricultural University)

  • Baoli Zhu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • George F. Gao

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

Although previous studies using phenotypic or/and genomic approaches monitoring have revealed the spatiotemporal distribution of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Salmonella in local areas, their geographical patterns and driving factors remain largely unknown at a global scale. Here, we performed an analysis of publicly available data of 208,233 Salmonella genomes in 148 countries/regions between 1900 and 2023 and explored driving indicators of AMR. Overall, we found that the geographic distribution of AMR varied depending on the location, source, and serovar. The proportion of AMR levels increased across six continents, especially in serovars Agona, Dublin, I 1,4,[5],12:i:-, Muenchen, Senftenberg, Mbandaka mainly from chickens, food, wild animals, and the environment, while decreased in Schwarzengrund and Saintpaul mainly from cattle, pigs, and turkeys. We also found that S. Typhimurium exhibiting macro, red, dry, and rough was detected as early as 1992 in the USA, earlier than in China. Moreover, we identified that antibiotic consumption, agriculture, climate, urban, health, and socioeconomic factors contribute to the development of AMR in Salmonella. We present a globally high-resolution genetic atlas of Salmonella and also identify some factors driving the rise of AMR, which can provide valuable information for understanding the transmission dynamics and evolutionary trajectories of Salmonella.

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  • Yanan Wang & Xuebin Xu & Shulei Jia & Mengqi Qu & Yuhang Pei & Shaofu Qiu & Jianmin Zhang & Yue Liu & Sufang Ma & Na Lyu & Yongfei Hu & Jianli Li & Erqin Zhang & Bo Wan & Baoli Zhu & George F. Gao, 2025. "A global atlas and drivers of antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella during 1900-2023," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-17, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-59758-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59758-3
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