The aims of this study were to implement a rapid easy methodology, to characterize the antimicrobial resistance gene (AMR) gut content associated with Enterobacteriales and staphylococci; and to evaluate statistical association between AMRs present in fecal samples from healthy companion animals and their human household members. Fecal samples were collected from 27 humans and 29 companion animals living in close contact in 20 households. Nineteen healthy humans without daily contact with companion animals were the control group. After DNA extraction, β-lactamase families and 10 genes of other antimicrobial classes were screened by PCR. Furthermore, third-generation cephalosporin-resistant, carbapenem-resistant, and colistin-resistant Enterobacteriales and methicillin-resistant staphylococci were screened by bacteriological methods. The blaTEM-1B gene with a P3 promotor was the most frequent β-lactam-resistant gene detected in humans and companion animals from households (33.3%, and 17.2%, respectively). The sul2 was the most frequently shared gene by humans and animals from the same household. In 50% of households at least one AMR was detected simultaneously in companion animal/owner pairs. Healthy humans and companion animals carried several AMRs of clinical importance. To the best our knowledge, this study reports the first detection of the blaSHV-27 gene in fecal samples from healthy humans in Portugal and in Europe.
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