is one of the most common foodborne diseases worldwide with increasing rates of antibiotic resistance. Most cases of campylobacteriosis can be traced back to the consumption of poultry meat. Despite many efforts to reduce contamination in farms and in slaughterhouses, the persistence of this pathogen in poultry products remains a problem. This study aimed to evaluate the genetic diversity and antibiotic resistance of 542 and in Italian poultry, in the framework of two National Monitoring Programs. Genomes were screened for antibiotic resistance, virulence determinants and contextualized within a global collection of . ST2116, ST2863 and ST 832 were the most prevalent and significantly associated with Italian poultry. A worrying increase in resistance to quinolones, fluoroquinolones and tetracycline was observed in , while an increased occurrence of multidrug resistant (MDR) strains and strains resistant to macrolides was detected in . Low resistance rates were found for aminoglycosides. Molecular resistance determinants were consistent with the phenotypic resistance for tetracycline and quinolones. In silico analysis revealed 119 genes associated with virulence factors, with a notably higher prevalence of some genes in ST2863 genomes. This study highlights the increased resistance to macrolides and the emergence of MDR strains for , the genetic basis of AMR and the predominance of two genotypes among strains isolated from the Italian poultry farms.
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