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We analyzed indications of transfer of ESBL\/AmpC genes between pigs and pig farmers in Vietnam by analyzing whole genome sequences of 114 ESBL\/AmpC-producing <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic> isolated from the two hosts, and performed conjugation experiments and plasmid profiling to confirm that such transfer could have happened. ESBL-encoding genes detected in pigs and pig farmers included <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>CTX\u2013M-55<\/jats:sub>, <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>CTX-M-27<\/jats:sub>, <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>CTX-M-65<\/jats:sub>, <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>CTX-M-15<\/jats:sub>, <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>CTX-M-14<\/jats:sub>, <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>CTX-M-3<\/jats:sub>, <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>CTX-M-24<\/jats:sub>, and <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>CARB-2<\/jats:sub>, and AmpC \u03b2-lactamases included <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>CMY-2<\/jats:sub>, <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>DHA-1<\/jats:sub>, and <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>CMY-42<\/jats:sub>. The most frequent ESBL gene, <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>CTX-M-55<\/jats:sub>, was carried on plasmid with replicons types IncF, IncX, IncH, IncN, IncR, and IncP. The insertion transposases downstream of the <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>CTX-M-55<\/jats:sub> gene were different in plasmids carried by different strains. The second most detected gene, <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>CTX-M-27<\/jats:sub>, is found in a stable genetic arrangement with the same flanking transposons seen across strains, and the gene was located on similar conjugal IncF plasmid types, suggesting a horizontal spread of these plasmids. In three strains, we observed a novel <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>CTX-M-27<\/jats:sub> harboring IncF type of plasmid which had not been reported before. Its closest reference in NCBI was the non-ESBL <jats:italic>Salmonella<\/jats:italic> Typhimurium plasmid pB71 that might have experienced an insertion of <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>CTX-M-27<\/jats:sub>. Our data also point to an emergence of plasmids co-carrying ESBL genes, <jats:italic>mcr<\/jats:italic> genes, quinolones and other antimicrobials resistance determinants, and such plasmids require special attention. Plasmids phylogeny confirmed that the <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>CTX-M-55<\/jats:sub> encoding plasmids varied considerably, while those encoding <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>CTX-M-27<\/jats:sub> were closely related. Plasmids harboring both ESBL genes were confirmed to be conjugative and not to differ in transfer efficacy. The isolates carrying the plasmids, even those with plasmids of similar types, showed wide genetic variation with high number of SNPs, suggesting horizontal spread of plasmids into different clonal lines. Their virulence profiles did not confirm to known pathotypes, suggesting that unrelated commensals are a main reservoir for ESBL and AmpC \u03b2-lactamases in both humans and pigs. 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