Figure 1.

Overview of some of the most important antimicrobial-resistant pathogens and the overlap between the different reservoirs (VRE, vancomycin-resistant enterococci). The human reservoir (community and hospital) and food animal reservoir is indicated. Boxes and colouring indicate the degree of overlap of specific resistant bacterial species between these reservoirs. As indicated, some pathogens such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, are strictly confined within the human reservoir, whereas others have a mainly or partly animal reservoir, such as Salmonella and Campylobacter. The two pictures show the changes in the author's personal perception over the past 10 years (2004–2014).