First report of the optrA-carrying multidrug resistance genomic island in Campylobacter jejuni isolated from pigeon meat.

Campylobacter spp., such as Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli, are important zoonotic Gram-negative pathogens that cause acute intestinal diseases in humans. The optrA gene, encoding an ATP-binding cassette F (ABC-F) protein that confers resistance to oxazolidinones and phenicols, has been found in C.