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Alexopoulos A, Plessas S, Voidarou C, Noussias H, Stavropoulou E, Mantzourani I, Tzora A, Skoufos I, Bezirtzoglou E. Microbial ecology of fish species ongrowing in Greek sea farms and their watery environment. Anaerobe 2011; 17:264-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2011.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2011] [Revised: 03/09/2011] [Accepted: 03/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ryu SH, Park SG, Choi SM, Hwang YO, Ham HJ, Kim SU, Lee YK, Kim MS, Park GY, Kim KS, Chae YZ. Antimicrobial resistance and resistance genes in Escherichia coli strains isolated from commercial fish and seafood. Int J Food Microbiol 2011; 152:14-8. [PMID: 22071288 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2011] [Revised: 10/01/2011] [Accepted: 10/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial resistance and to characterize the implicated genes in Escherichia coli isolated from commercial fish and seafood. Fish and seafood samples (n=2663) were collected from wholesale and retail markets in Seoul, Korea between 2005 and 2008. A total of 179 E. coli isolates (6.7%) from those samples were tested for resistance to a range of antimicrobial agents. High rates of resistance to the following drugs were observed: tetracycline (30.7%), streptomycin (12.8%), cephalothin (11.7%), ampicillin (6.7%) and ticarcillin (6.1%). No resistances to amikacin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid and cefoxitin were observed. Seventy out of 179 isolates which were resistant to one or more drugs were investigated by PCR for the presence of 3 classes of antimicrobial resistance genes (tetracycline, aminoglycosides and beta-lactams), class 1, 2 and 3 integrons. Gene cassettes of classes 1 and 2 integrons were further characterized by amplicon sequencing. The tetracycline resistance genes tetB and tetD were found in 29 (41.4%) isolates and 14 (20%) isolates, respectively. The beta-lactam resistance gene, bla(TEM) was found in 15 (21.4%) isolates. The aminoglycoside resistance gene, aadA was found in 18 (25.7%) isolates. Class 1 integron was detected in 41.4% (n=29) of the isolates, while only 2.9% (n=2) of the isolates were positive for the presence of class 2 integron. Two different gene cassettes arrangements were identified in class 1 integron-positive isolates: dfrA12-aadA2 (1.8 kb, five isolates) and aadB-aadA2 (1.6 kb, four isolates). One isolate containing class 2 integron presented the dfrA1-sat-aadA1 gene cassette array. These data suggest that commercial fish and seafood may act as the reservoir for multi-resistant bacteria and facilitate the dissemination of the resistance genes.
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- Seung-Hee Ryu
- Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment, Gwacheon 427-070, Republic of Korea.
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Grigorakis K, Rigos G. Aquaculture effects on environmental and public welfare - the case of Mediterranean mariculture. CHEMOSPHERE 2011; 85:899-919. [PMID: 21821276 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2011] [Revised: 07/07/2011] [Accepted: 07/10/2011] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Aquatic farming has been considered, during the last decades, as the fastest growing food production industry powered by governmental and technological impulsion. Compensation for fisheries decline, creation of new jobs and source of financial windfall are the most important benefits. However, similar to most of the human food-production activities, aquaculture raised several issues related to the environmental welfare and consumer safety. An effort to record the aquaculture-environment and -human safety interactions with regard to the Mediterranean mariculture, is attempted herein. We focused on this geographical area due to its individualities in both the hydrological and physicochemical characteristics and the forms of aquaculture activities. The cage farming of euryhaline marine fish species and more recently of bluefin tuna and mollusk farming are the dominating aquaculture activities. The impacts of these activities to the environment, through wastes offloads, introduction of alien species, genetic interactions, disease transfer, release of chemicals, use of wild recourses, alterations of coastal habitats and disturbance of wildlife, are analytically considered. Also the consumer safety issues related to the farming are assessed, including generation of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms, contaminants transferred to humans though food chain and other hazards from consumption of aquacultured items. Within these, the major literature findings are critically examined and suggestions for scientific areas that need further development are made. The major tasks for future aquaculture development in this region are: (i) to ensure sustainability and (ii) to balance the risks to public or environmental health with the substantial economical benefits. In regard with monitoring, tools must be created or adapted to predict the environmental costs and estimate consumer impact. At a canonistic and legal basis, the establishment of appropriate legal guidelines and common policies from all countries involved should be mandatory.
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- K Grigorakis
- Laboratory of Fish Nutrition and Pathology, Institute of Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Aghios Kosmas 16777, Athens, Greece
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Icarus Allen J. Marine Environment and Human Health: An Overview. MARINE POLLUTION AND HUMAN HEALTH 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/9781849732871-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The marine environment currently provides many beneficial goods and services to mankind but also poses a risk to the health of coastal populations. For example, toxic algal bloom events, microbial pathogens and pollutants all act to negatively impact human health mediated by the marine environment. At the same time, regular contact with the natural environment results in many health benefits, including increased fitness and reduced levels of stress. The marine environment is under pressure from land-derived contaminants and climate change, of which the socio-economic consequences and the implications for human health and wellbeing are not well understood. The scientific challenge is to understand and predict the consequences of environmental changes and exploitation of natural resources upon our coastal ecosystems and upon society, including human health. Addressing this challenge requires the integration of a wide range of disciplines, from physical oceanography and marine biology, to molecular biology and epidemiology.
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Love DC, Rodman S, Neff RA, Nachman KE. Veterinary drug residues in seafood inspected by the European Union, United States, Canada, and Japan from 2000 to 2009. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2011; 45:7232-7240. [PMID: 21797221 DOI: 10.1021/es201608q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Veterinary drugs are used to treat or prevent a wide array of production-related diseases in aquaculture. Residues of these drugs in seafood products may pose risks to consumers, prompting governments to set drug residue tolerance levels and inspect seafood for violations of these standards. This study characterizes veterinary drug inspection policies and violations among four inspecting bodies (European Union (E.U.), United States (U.S.), Canada, and Japan), using government-collected veterinary drug violation data from 2000 to 2009. Most veterinary drug violations were detected in species that are commonly farm-raised. Asian seafood products, including shrimp and prawns, catfish (or fish sold as catfish), crab, tilapia, eel, and Chilean salmon were most frequently in violation of veterinary drug residue standards. Vietnam had the greatest number of violations among exporting countries. Concentrations of most veterinary drugs in seafood found in violation did not differ between inspecting bodies that reported drug concentrations. Transparency in seafood inspection reporting varied widely among inspecting bodies. Estimation of violations in the untested fraction of seafood was precluded by a lack of information from inspecting bodies regarding the distinction between targeted and random sampling. Increased transparency could facilitate a more rigorous characterization of public health risks from consuming imported seafood.
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- David C Love
- Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States.
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Tuc Dinh Q, Alliot F, Moreau-Guigon E, Eurin J, Chevreuil M, Labadie P. Measurement of trace levels of antibiotics in river water using on-line enrichment and triple-quadrupole LC–MS/MS. Talanta 2011; 85:1238-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2011.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2011] [Revised: 04/29/2011] [Accepted: 05/05/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Le Hello S, Hendriksen RS, Doublet B, Fisher I, Nielsen EM, Whichard JM, Bouchrif B, Fashae K, Granier SA, Jourdan-Da Silva N, Cloeckaert A, Threlfall EJ, Angulo FJ, Aarestrup FM, Wain J, Weill FX. International Spread of an Epidemic Population of Salmonella enterica Serotype Kentucky ST198 Resistant to Ciprofloxacin. J Infect Dis 2011; 204:675-84. [PMID: 21813512 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Simon Le Hello
- Institut Pasteur, Unité des Bactéries Pathogènes Entériques, Centre National de Référence des Salmonella, World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Salmonella, Paris, France
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Oliveira J, Cunha A, Castilho F, Romalde J, Pereira M. Microbial contamination and purification of bivalve shellfish: Crucial aspects in monitoring and future perspectives – A mini-review. Food Control 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2010.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Martins CI, Eding EH, Verreth JA. The effect of recirculating aquaculture systems on the concentrations of heavy metals in culture water and tissues of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus. Food Chem 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.11.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The effects of dietary enzyme on some blood biochemical parameters of the cultured great sturgeon Huso huso juveniles. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s00580-011-1265-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Byron C, Link J, Costa-Pierce B, Bengtson D. Calculating ecological carrying capacity of shellfish aquaculture using mass-balance modeling: Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. Ecol Modell 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2011.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Nogales B, Lanfranconi MP, Piña-Villalonga JM, Bosch R. Anthropogenic perturbations in marine microbial communities. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2011; 35:275-98. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2010.00248.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 229] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Holley RA. Food Safety Challenges within North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Partners. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2011. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-4337.2010.00143.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Tamminen M, Karkman A, Lõhmus A, Muziasari WI, Takasu H, Wada S, Suzuki S, Virta M. Tetracycline resistance genes persist at aquaculture farms in the absence of selection pressure. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2011; 45:386-91. [PMID: 21158437 DOI: 10.1021/es102725n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 200] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The prophylactic and therapeutic use of tetracyclines in aquaculture has been shown to contribute to the spread of tetracycline resistance in the environment. In this work, the prevalence of four different tetracycline-resistance genes, tetA, tetC, tetH, and tetM, in sediments from four aquaculture farms and their surroundings in the Baltic Sea was monitored by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). The presence of three additional tetracycline-resistance genes (tetE, tetG, and tetW) was studied qualitatively by standard PCR, and the amount of bioavailable tetracyclines and total amounts of tetracycline and oxytetracycline in samples were also measured. None of the farms were using tetracycline at the time of the sampling and one of the farms had stopped all antibiotic use six years prior to the first sampling. Two of the farms were sampled over four successive summers and two were sampled once. Our results showed greater copy numbers of tetA, tetC, tetH, and tetM at the farms compared to pristine sites and demonstrated the presence of tetE, tetG, and tetW genes in the sediments under aquaculture farms at most sampling times. However, no resistance genes were found in samples collected 200 m from any of the farms. None of the samples contained therapeutically active concentrations of tetracyclines at any of the sampling times, suggesting that the increase in the prevalence of tetracycline resistance genes is caused by the persistence of these genes in the absence of selection pressure.
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- Manu Tamminen
- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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He S, Zhou Z, Meng K, Zhao H, Yao B, Ringø E, Yoon I. Effects of dietary antibiotic growth promoter and Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product on production, intestinal bacterial community, and nonspecific immunity of hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus female × Oreochromis aureus male)1. J Anim Sci 2011; 89:84-92. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In vivo evaluation of anthelmintic potential of medicinal plant extracts against Dactylogyrus intermedius (Monogenea) in goldfish (Carassius auratus). Parasitol Res 2010; 108:1557-63. [DOI: 10.1007/s00436-010-2211-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2010] [Accepted: 11/30/2010] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Torres C, Moreno MÁ, Zarazaga M. Prudent use of antimicrobial agents: Not just for humans. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 2010; 28:669-71. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2010.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2010] [Accepted: 09/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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De Silva SS, Ingram BA, Nguyen PT, Bui TM, Gooley GJ, Turchini GM. Estimation of nitrogen and phosphorus in effluent from the striped catfish farming sector in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. AMBIO 2010; 39:504-14. [PMID: 21090005 PMCID: PMC3357669 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-010-0072-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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In this study an attempt is made to estimate nitrogen and phosphorus discharged to the environment from the striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) farming sector in the Mekong Delta (8 degrees 33'-10 degrees 55' N, 104 degrees 30'-106 degrees 50' E), South Vietnam. The sector accounted for 687,000 t production in 2007 and 1,094,879 t in 2008, with over 95% of the produce destined for export to over 100 countries. Commercial and farm-made feeds are used in catfish farming, currently the former being more predominant. Nitrogen discharge levels were similar for commercial feeds (median 46.0 kg/t fish) and farm-made feeds (median 46.8 kg/t fish); whilst, phosphorus discharge levels for commercial feeds (median 14.4 kg/t fish) were considerably lower than for farm-made feeds (median 18.4 kg/t fish). Based on the median nutrient discharge levels for commercial feeds, striped catfish production in the Mekong Delta discharged 31,602 t N and 9,893 t P, and 50,364 t N and 15,766 t P in 2007 and 2008, respectively. However, the amount of nutrients returned directly to the Mekong River may be substantially less than this as a significant proportion of the water used for catfish farming as well as the sludge is diverted to other agricultural farming systems. Striped catfish farming in the Mekong Delta compared favourably with other cultured species, irrespective of the type of feed used, when the total amounts of N and P discharged in the production of a tonne of production was estimated.
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- Sena S. De Silva
- Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA), PO Box 1040, Kasetsart Post Office, Bangkok, 10903 Thailand
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Warrnambool, VIC Australia
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- Department of Primary Industries, Fisheries Victoria, Melbourne, VIC Australia
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- College of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Can Tho University, Can Tho, Vietnam
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- College of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Can Tho University, Can Tho, Vietnam
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- Department of Primary Industries, Fisheries Victoria, Melbourne, VIC Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Warrnambool, VIC Australia
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Minganti V, Drava G, De Pellegrini R, Siccardi C. Trace elements in farmed and wild gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2010; 60:2022-2025. [PMID: 20732698 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2010] [Revised: 07/01/2010] [Accepted: 07/23/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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In the present study, we sought to determine the concentration of several trace elements (total and organic mercury, selenium, cadmium, lead, arsenic, copper, chromium, iron, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium and zinc) in muscle tissue of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata), an edible finfish species that is widely cultured in the Mediterranean area. The phenomenon of bioaccumulation and bioamplification (especially of mercury) was investigated by comparing farmed fish with wild specimens of the same species. Farmed specimens showed mercury and arsenic concentrations significantly lower than wild specimens, and no relationship was found between mercury concentration and body size. The lower level of methylmercury in farmed fish has important implications for consumer health.
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- Vincenzo Minganti
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Farmaceutiche ed Alimentari, Università di Genova, Via Brigata Salerno 13, 16147 Genova, Italy.
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According to EFSA's Founding Regulation, the Authority is required to "undertake action to identify and characterise emerging risks" in the field of food and feed safety. EFSA provides scientific advice to the risk manager, at both European and Member State level, for the identification of risks present in the food chain. In the area of currently unrecognised but potentially significant risks for public health, EFSA has set up a dedicated unit on emerging risks (EMRISK). Through the identification of drivers of emerging risks, EFSA also intends to anticipate future risks derived from changes in current food/feed production practices or factors impinging on food/feed production or changes in human exposure through food consumption. EFSA aims to establish a data monitoring capacity, data filtering methodology and networking structures to identify emerging risks and drivers of emerging risks in a timely fashion and to communicate these to the risk manager. To date, the first step of this process (data monitoring) is in place. The following steps, that is, filtering and communication, are being rapidly established. Whilst the current data sources monitored are limited, they have been sufficient to enable the elaboration of the procedures for the next steps in the emerging risks identification process. As more data sources become accessible, the process will become more effective. All processes should be in place by mid -2010 and reported on in EFSA's first annual report on emerging risks in 2011. By the end of the second year of operation (2012), the soundness and utility of this approach will be given an initial review.
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Evaluation of Metal Concentrations in Red Tilapia (Oreochromis spp) from Three Sampling Sites in Jelebu, Malaysia Using Principal Component Analysis. FOOD ANAL METHOD 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s12161-010-9166-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Romero González R, Fernández RF, Martínez Vidal JL, Sánchez Muros MJ, Garrido Frenich A. Depletion of veterinary drugs used in aquaculture after administration in feed to gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata). J Food Prot 2010; 73:1664-70. [PMID: 20828473 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-73.9.1664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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This study was conducted to evaluate the depletion of residues of the antibiotics flumequine, oxytetracycline, sulfadiazine, trimethoprim, and oxolinic acid after in-feed administration to gilthead seabream. Fish were treated with the target antibiotics at doses of 30 mg/kg of body weight per day for 10 days at two seawater temperatures. Fish in each of five tanks were fed with a different medicated feed. After in-feed administration, five fish were randomly selected at different times, and antibiotic presence was analyzed in a mixture of muscle and skin. Antibiotic concentrations were determined through a validated analytical method based on liquid chromatography separation and mass spectrometry detection. Two trials were carried out with fish at different temperatures (14.0 and 19.5°C). Depletion of antibiotics occurred more rapidly at the higher temperature. Elimination rates for all antibiotics assayed were high, which indicates that the withdrawal period for these antibiotics could be reduced. The results suggest that in gilthead seabream maintained at these two temperatures no detectable concentrations of the antibiotics used in this study will remain in edible tissues 35 days after treatment. For flumequine and oxolinic acid, the elimination time is shorter (4 and 20 days, respectively).
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Valenzuela AS, Benomar N, Abriouel H, Cañamero MM, Gálvez A. Isolation and identification of Enterococcus faecium from seafoods: antimicrobial resistance and production of bacteriocin-like substances. Food Microbiol 2010; 27:955-61. [PMID: 20688238 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2010.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2009] [Revised: 05/29/2010] [Accepted: 05/31/2010] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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A collection of isolates from uncooked seafoods (molluscs, fish, and fish fillets) were identified as Enterococcus faecium species and studied in further detail. Isolates were clustered in well-defined genomic groups according to food origin after ERIC-PCR analysis. Four isolates (FR 1-2, FB 1-3-B, FB 3-1, FTA 1-2) decarboxylated lysine, ornithine, and tyrosine. Isolate FR 1-2 also decarboxylated histidine. Most isolates were sensitive to antibiotics of clinical use, but resistance was detected more frequently towards nitrofurantoin (50%), erythromycin (33.33%) or rifampicin (33.33%) to quinupristin/dalfopristin (12.5%). Resistance to beta-lactams or vancomycin was not detected. The enterococcal antigen A was the presumed virulence trait detected most frequently. None of isolates carried haemolysin/cytolysin genes. Twelve isolates produced anti-listerial activity. Among them, seven isolates also produced bacteriocin-like inhibitory substances against other enterococci, and one isolate was also able to inhibit Staphylococcus aureus. Three isolates only were active against Listeria monocytogenes, and two only were active against enterococci. One bacteriocinogenic isolate carried the enterocin A structural gene, but genes corresponding to other enterocins (EntB, EntP, EntQ, Ent1071, EntL50A/EntL50B, and Ent31) were not detected. Bacteriocin-producing enterococci lacking undesirable traits (such as antibiotic resistance or biogenic amine production) or their produced bacteriocins could be potential candidates to aid in preservation of seafoods and other food products as well.
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- Antonio Sánchez Valenzuela
- Area de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Edif. B3, Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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Kitiyodom S, Khemtong S, Wongtavatchai J, Chuanchuen R. Characterization of antibiotic resistance inVibriospp. isolated from farmed marine shrimps (Penaeus monodon). FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2010; 72:219-27. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2010.00846.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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De Schryver P, Sinha AK, Kunwar PS, Baruah K, Verstraete W, Boon N, De Boeck G, Bossier P. Poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) increases growth performance and intestinal bacterial range-weighted richness in juvenile European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 86:1535-41. [PMID: 20094715 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-009-2414-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2009] [Revised: 12/15/2009] [Accepted: 12/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The bacterial storage polymer poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) has the potential to be used as an alternative anti-infective strategy for aquaculture rearing. In this research, the effects of (partially) replacing the feed of European sea bass juveniles with PHB were investigated. During a 6-week trial period, the PHB showed the ability to act as an energy source for the fish. This indicated that PHB was degraded and used during gastrointestinal passage. The gut pH decreased from 7.7 to 7.2 suggesting that the presence of PHB in the gut led to the increased production of (short-chain fatty) acids. The diets supplemented with 2% and 5% PHB (w/w) induced a gain of the initial fish weight with a factor 2.4 and 2.7, respectively, relative to a factor 2.2 in the normal feed treatment. Simultaneously, these treatments showed the highest bacterial range-weighted richness in the fish intestine. Based on molecular analysis, higher dietary PHB levels induced larger changes in the bacterial community composition. From our results, it seems that PHB can have a beneficial effect on fish growth performance and that the intestinal bacterial community structure may be closely related to this phenomenon.
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- Peter De Schryver
- Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology (LabMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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Broughton EI, Walker DG. Prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella in fish in Guangdong, China. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2009; 6:519-21. [PMID: 19292686 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2008.0196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION This study examines fish from freshwater aquaculture operations in Guangdong Province, China, to determine the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella isolates. This information can help identify risks of human exposure to Salmonella and guide decisions of whether to include farmed fish samples in routine food surveillance for Salmonella. METHODS One hundred live freshwater-farmed finfish were sampled from several stalls at two wholesale and four retail markets in Guangzhou from June to July 2008. Isolation and antibiotic sensitivity testing was done according to the U.S. FDA Bacteriological Analytical Manual. Antibiotic sensitivity testing was done using the Kirby Bauer disk diffusion method. RESULTS All five Salmonella isolates were susceptible to neomycin, cefotaxime, and cefepime and resistant to erythromycin and penicillin. The most resistant isolate was susceptible to 7 of the 16 antibiotics tested. DISCUSSION The estimated prevalence of Salmonella is 5% (95% CI: 2-11%) in live finfish from markets in Guangzhou, China. All five isolates were not susceptible to three or more antibiotics. Three of the five isolates had decreased susceptibility to nitrofurantoin, suggesting illegal use of nitrofurans in food animal production, and surveillance of resistance to this class of antibiotics is warranted. We suggest aquaculture-producing countries where there may be high antibiotic use to add farmed fish products to the list of foods they include in Salmonella surveillance. This would help evaluate human health risks posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria in farmed fish products.
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- Edward I Broughton
- International Health Department, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
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Cañada-Cañada F, Muñoz de la Peña A, Espinosa-Mansilla A. Analysis of antibiotics in fish samples. Anal Bioanal Chem 2009; 395:987-1008. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-009-2872-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2009] [Revised: 05/21/2009] [Accepted: 05/26/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ge L, Chen J, Qiao X, Lin J, Cai X. Light-source-dependent effects of main water constituents on photodegradation of phenicol antibiotics: mechanism and kinetics. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2009; 43:3101-7. [PMID: 19534120 DOI: 10.1021/es8031727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Thiamphenicol and florfenicol are two phenicol antibiotics commonly used in aquaculture. Photodegradation experiments on these phenicols were performed in aqueous solutions under irradiation of different light sources. We found under UV-vis irradiation (lamda >200 nm) they photodegraded the fastest in seawater, followed by pure water and freshwater, whereas under solar or simulated sunlight (lamda >290 nm), they photodegraded in freshwater only. The effects of Cl- (the dominant seawater constituent), humic acids (HA, main constituents in freshwater) and other water constituents on the photodegradation of the antibiotics as a function of different light sources were studied so as to interpret the light-source-dependent effects of different waters. Under UV-vis irradiation, Cl- was found to promote singlet oxygen ((1)O2) formation and accelerated the photodegradation of phenicols, whereas the phenicols did not photolyze under simulated solar irradiation, irrespective of Cl-. In contrast, the presence of HA inhibited phenicol photolysis under UV-vis irradiation through competitive photoabsorption, but HA photosensitized degradation under simulated solar irradiation. Under UV-vis irradiation, the wavelength-averaged (200-290 nm) quantum yields for thiamphenicol and florfenicol in pure water were 0.022 +/- 0.001 and 0.029 +/- 0.001, respectively. Their solar photolytic half-lives in freshwater were 186 +/- 17 h and 99 +/- 16 h, respectively. UV-vis photodegradation intermediates were identified by HPLC-MS/MS, and degradation pathways were proposed. These involve photoinduced hydrolysis, dechlorination, self-sensitized photo-oxidation processvia (1)O2, and chlorination. These results are of importance toward the goal of assessing the persistence of phenicols in wastewater treatment and the environment.
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- Linke Ge
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, PR China
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