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Potential zoonotic pathogens may be transmitted from wildlife to humans through the illegal wild meat trade, which has become a pressing issue. However, research on the antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) of Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica) intestinal bacteria is limited. Here, multidrug‐resistant Escherichia coli M172‐1 (ST354) isolated from Malayan pangolin feces in 2019 was found to be resistant to 13 antibiotics. BGWAS analysis revealed 4 plasmids, namely, pM172‐1.1, pM172‐1.2, pM172‐1.3, and pM172‐1.4, in the isolate. The pM172‐1.2, pM172‐1.3, and pM172‐1.4 plasmids carried ARGs, namely, IncHI2‐HI2A, IncX1‐X1, and IncX1, respectively. pM172‐1.3 and pM172‐1.4 contained intact IntI1 integrons (Is26/IntI1/arr2/cmlA5/blaOXA‐10/ant(3″)‐IIA/dfrA14/Is26). Notably, pM172‐1.3 resulted from the fusion of 2 pM172‐1.4 copies and carried many more ARGs. In addition to pM172‐1.3 from the same host, other drug‐resistant bacteria (E. coli M159‐1 (ST48), E. coli S171‐1 (ST206), and Klebsiella pneumoniae S174‐1 (ST2354)) in the same Malayan pangolin fecal samples also carried 3 plasmids with 100% gene coverage of pM172‐1.4 and 99.98% identity. Therefore, ARGs in IncX1 might spread in the intestinal flora of Malayan pangolin and between species via the illegal food chain, posing a potential threat to public health and safety. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The emergence of multidrug resistance (MDR) in Proteus mirabilis clinical isolates is a growing public health concern and has serious implications for wildlife. What is the role of wildlife has been become one of the hot issues in disseminating antimicrobial resistance. Here, 54 P. mirabilis isolates from 12 different species were identified. Among them, 25 isolates were determined to be MDR by profile of antimicrobial susceptibility; 10 MDR P. mirabilis isolates were subjected to comparative genomic analysis by whole genome sequencing. Comprehensive analysis showed that chromosome of P. mirabilis isolates mainly carries multidrug‐resistance complex elements harboring resistance to carbapenem genes blaOXA‐1, blaNDM‐1, and blaTEM‐1. Class I integron is the insertion hotspot of IS26; it can be inserted into type I integron at different sites, thus forming a variety of multiple drug resistance decision sites. At the same time, Tn21, Tn7, and SXT/R391 mobile elements cause widespread spread of these drug resistance genes. In conclusion, P. mirabilis isolates from wildlife showed higher resistance to commonly used clinic drugs comparing to those from human. Therefore, wild animals carrying MDR clinical isolates should be paid attention to by the public health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]