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Antibiot."],"abstract":"<jats:sec><jats:title>Introduction<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study aimed to understand the origin and to explain the maintenance of extended-spectrum \u03b2-lactamase (ESBL) <jats:italic>Enterobacteriaceae<\/jats:italic> isolated from food-producing animals in a third-generation cephalosporin (3GC)-free farm.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Culture and molecular approaches were used to test molecules other than 3GC such as antibiotics (tetracycline and oxytetracycline), antiparasitics (ivermectin, flumethrin, fenbendazol, and amitraz), heavy metal [arsenic, HNO<jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>, aluminum, HNO<jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>, cadmium (CdSO<jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>), zinc (ZnCl<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>), copper (CuSO<jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>), iron (FeCl<jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>), and aluminum (Al<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>SO<jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>)], and antioxidant (butylated hydroxytoluene) as sources of selective pressure. Whole-genome sequencing using short read (Illumina\u2122) and long read (Nanopore\u2122) technologies was performed on 34 genomes. <jats:italic>In silico<\/jats:italic> gene screening and comparative analyses were used to characterize the genetic determinants of resistance, their mobility, and the genomic relatedness among isolates.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our analysis unveiled a low diversity among the animal ESBL-producing strains. Notably, <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic> ST3268 was recurrently isolated from both flies (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 9) and cattle (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 5). These <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic> ST3268\/<jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>CTX-M-15<\/jats:sub>\/<jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>TEM-1B<\/jats:sub> have accumulated multiple plasmids and genes, thereby representing a reservoir of resistance and virulence factors. Our findings suggest that flies could act as effective mechanical vectors for antimicrobial gene transfer and are capable of transporting resistant bacteria across different environments and to multiple hosts, facilitating the spread of pathogenic traits. A significantly higher mean minimum inhibitory concentration of oxytetracycline (841.4 \u00b1 323.5 mg\/L vs. 36.0 \u00b1 52.6 mg\/L, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.0022) in ESBL <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic> than in non-ESBL <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>CTX-M-15<\/jats:sub> gene overexpression in oxytetracycline-treated vs. untreated ESBL <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic> (RQ<jats:sub>Oxy<\/jats:sub> = 3.593, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.024) confirmed oxytetracycline as a source of selective pressure in ESBL <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic>.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The occurrence of ESBL <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic> in a farm without 3GC use is probably due to an as yet undefined human origin of <jats:italic>Enterobacteriaceae bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>CTX-M-15<\/jats:sub> gene transmission to animals in close contact with cattle farm workers and the maintenance of the local ESBL <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic> reservoir by a high fly diversity and oxytetracycline selective pressure. These findings highlight the critical need for stringent vector control to mitigate antimicrobial resistance spread for preserving public health. 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