Contents



Preface

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is fast becoming a formidable challenge globally not only in the clinical settings, but also in the agricultural and community settings. Currently, we are running low on options with the depleting antibiotic pipeline and understanding the enemy, in this case, the resistant mechanisms in microorganisms with relation to host interaction, is perhaps the most straightforward step to take in

This book explores molecular mechanisms with regard to AMR, control strategies in agriculture, and closing with One Health challenges. It is unquestionable that AMR, inevitably, affects all aspects of life and as long as this cycle remains unbroken and is continuously evolving and expanding, the ability to maintain our very own existence remains threatened. Indeed, the pre-antibiotic era may be nearer than we

Ion Ionescu de la Brad University of Agricultural Sciences

Health Sciences Division, Abu Dhabi Women's College,

Health Sciences Division, Abu Dhabi Women's College,

Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine

**Mihai Mares**

**Swee Hua Erin Lim**

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Abu Dhabi, UAE

**Kok Song Lai** 

Romania

and Veterinary Medicine of Iași,

Higher Colleges of Technology,

Higher Colleges of Technology,

**Romeo-Teodor Cristina**

Timisoara, Romania

"King Michael I of Romania",

a measured, calculated attempt to solve this problem.

think.
