Local Temperature and Humidity are Associated with Proportion of Antimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia coli isolates in Farm Environments: Considerations for On-Farm Surveillance
Lucy Vass, Elliot Stanton, H. Schubert, Katy Morley, Emma F. Puddy, Fernando Sánchez‐Vizcaíno, Virginia C. Gould, Oliver Mounsey, Matthew B. Avison, Kristen K. Reyher, Andrew W. Dowsey
This study finds that higher local temperatures and humidity are linked to increased antimicrobial resistance in E. coli from dairy farms, highlighting the need to account for environmental factors in AMR surveillance.
bioRxiv · May 30, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology