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Phylogenetic analyses demonstrated that the majority of strains isolated from poultry and turkeys from Abruzzo and Molise were closely related and belonged to one of the two main genetic clusters present in Italy, which were grouped predominantly as ESBL-producing strains that harbored pESI-like plasmid. We showed that 60% of the local strains carried multiple antibiotic resistance genes, including ESBL gene\n                    <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>CTX\u2013M\u20131<\/jats:sub>\n                    as well as\n                    <jats:italic>aad<\/jats:italic>\n                    A1,\n                    <jats:italic>dfr<\/jats:italic>\n                    A1,\n                    <jats:italic>dfr<\/jats:italic>\n                    A14,\n                    <jats:italic>sul1<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic>tet<\/jats:italic>\n                    (A) genes present on the pESI-like megaplasmid. The analysis of strains from Abruzzo and Molise and the publicly available Italian\n                    <jats:italic>S.<\/jats:italic>\n                    Infantis sequences revealed a dramatic increase in the number of identified AMR genes in the strains isolated after 2011. Moreover, the number of strains resistant to five or more antibiotic classes increased from 20\u201380% in the last decade likely due to the acquisition of the megaplasmid. The persistence of the ESBL-producing and the multidrug-resistant (MDR) clone of\n                    <jats:italic>S.<\/jats:italic>\n                    Infantis in poultry populations in Italy and in Europe requires rapid and efficient intervention strategies to prevent further expansion of the clone.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmicb.2022.812481","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,3,29]],"date-time":"2022-03-29T21:53:11Z","timestamp":1648590791000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":20,"title":["The Current Landscape of Antibiotic Resistance of Salmonella Infantis in Italy: The Expansion of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producers on a Local Scale"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Lisa","family":"Di Marcantonio","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Romina","family":"Romantini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Francesca","family":"Marotta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexandra","family":"Chiaverini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Katiuscia","family":"Zilli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anna","family":"Abass","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elisabetta","family":"Di Giannatale","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giuliano","family":"Garofolo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anna","family":"Janowicz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,3,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1101\/2021.09.06.459061","article-title":"Evidence of structural rearrangements and variability in pESI(like) megaplasmids of S.Infantis by resolving the pESI-like-blaCTX-M-1 positive variant.","author":"Alba","year":"2021","journal-title":"bioRxiv"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1099\/mgen.0.000365","article-title":"Molecular epidemiology of Salmonella Infantis in Europe: insights into the success of the bacterial host and its parasitic pESI-like megaplasmid.","volume":"6","author":"Alba","year":"2020","journal-title":"Microb. 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