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Yu Z, He W, Klincke F, Madsen JS, Kot W, Hansen LH, Quintela-Baluja M, Balboa S, Dechesne A, Smets B, Nesme J, Sørensen SJ. Insights into the circular: The cryptic plasmidome and its derived antibiotic resistome in the urban water systems. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2024; 183:108351. [PMID: 38041983 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/04/2023]
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Plasmids have been a concern in the dissemination and evolution of antibiotic resistance in the environment. In this study, we investigated the total pool of plasmids (plasmidome) and its derived antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in different compartments of urban water systems (UWSs) in three European countries representing different antibiotic usage regimes. We applied a direct plasmidome approach using wet-lab methods to enrich circular DNA in the samples, followed by shotgun sequencing and in silico contig circularisation. We identified 9538 novel sequences in a total of 10,942 recovered circular plasmids. Of these, 66 were identified as conjugative, 1896 mobilisable and 8970 non-mobilisable plasmids. The UWSs' plasmidome was dominated by small plasmids (≤10 Kbp) representing a broad diversity of mobility (MOB) types and incompatibility (Inc) groups. A shared collection of plasmids from different countries was detected in all treatment compartments, and plasmids could be source-tracked in the UWSs. More than half of the ARGs-encoding plasmids carried mobility genes for mobilisation/conjugation. The richness and abundance of ARGs-encoding plasmids generally decreased with the flow, while we observed that non-mobilisable ARGs-harbouring plasmids maintained their abundance in the Spanish wastewater treatment plant. Overall, our work unravels that the UWS plasmidome is dominated by cryptic (i.e., non-mobilisable, non-typeable and previously unknown) plasmids. Considering that some of these plasmids carried ARGs, were prevalent across three countries and could persist throughout the UWSs compartments, these results should alarm and call for attention.
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- Zhuofeng Yu
- Section of Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark; Department of Plant and Environmental Science, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark; Department of Plant and Environmental Science, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Praza do Obradoiro, 0, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, NE1 7RX Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Bygningstorvet 115, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Bygningstorvet 115, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Section of Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Section of Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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James C, James SJ, Onarinde BA, Dixon RA, Williams N. A Critical Review of AMR Risks Arising as a Consequence of Using Biocides and Certain Metals in Food Animal Production. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:1569. [PMID: 37998771 PMCID: PMC10668721 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12111569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023] Open
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The focus of this review was to assess what evidence exists on whether, and to what extent, the use of biocides (disinfectants and sanitizers) and certain metals (used in feed and other uses) in animal production (both land and aquatic) leads to the development and spread of AMR within the food chain. A comprehensive literature search identified 3434 publications, which after screening were reduced to 154 relevant publications from which some data were extracted to address the focus of the review. The review has shown that there is some evidence that biocides and metals used in food animal production may have an impact on the development of AMR. There is clear evidence that metals used in food animal production will persist, accumulate, and may impact on the development of AMR in primary animal and food production environments for many years. There is less evidence on the persistence and impact of biocides. There is also particularly little, if any, data on the impact of biocides/metal use in aquaculture on AMR. Although it is recognized that AMR from food animal production is a risk to human health there is not sufficient evidence to undertake an assessment of the impact of biocide or metal use on this risk and further focused in-field studies are needed provide the evidence required.
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- Christian James
- Formerly Food Refrigeration & Process Engineering Research Centre (FRPERC), Grimsby Institute, Nuns Corner, Grimsby DN34 5BQ, UK;
- National Centre for Food Manufacturing (NCFM), University of Lincoln, South Lincolnshire Food Enterprise Zone, Peppermint Way, Holbeach PE12 7FJ, UK;
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- Formerly Food Refrigeration & Process Engineering Research Centre (FRPERC), Grimsby Institute, Nuns Corner, Grimsby DN34 5BQ, UK;
- National Centre for Food Manufacturing (NCFM), University of Lincoln, South Lincolnshire Food Enterprise Zone, Peppermint Way, Holbeach PE12 7FJ, UK;
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- National Centre for Food Manufacturing (NCFM), University of Lincoln, South Lincolnshire Food Enterprise Zone, Peppermint Way, Holbeach PE12 7FJ, UK;
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7DL, UK;
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- Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Neston CH64 7TE, UK;
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Sun S, Wang Q, Wang N, Yang S, Qi H. High-risk antibiotics positively correlated with antibiotic resistance genes in five typical urban wastewater. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 342:118296. [PMID: 37267763 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and antibiotic amount increased within close proximity to human dominated ecosystems. However, few studies assessed the distribution of antibiotics and ARGs in multiple ecosystems especially the different urban wastewater. In this study, the spatial distribution of ARGs and antibiotics across the urban wastewater included domestic, livestock, hospital, pharmaceutical wastewater, influent of the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Northeast China. The q-PCR results showed that ARGs were most abundant in community wastewater and followed by WWTP influent, livestock wastewater, pharmaceutical wastewater and hospital wastewater. The ARG composition differed among the five ecotypes with qnrS was the dominant ARG subtypes in WWTP influent and community wastewater, while sul2 dominant in livestock, hospital, pharmaceutical wastewater. The concentration of antibiotics was closely related to the antibiotic usage and consumption data. In addition to the high concentration of azithromycin at all sampling points, more than half of the antibiotics in livestock wastewater were veterinary antibiotics. However, antibiotics that closely related to humankind such as roxithromycin and sulfamethoxazole accounted for a higher proportion in hospital wastewater (13.6%) and domestic sewage (33.6%), respectively. The ambiguous correlation between ARGs and their corresponding antibiotics was detected. However, antibiotics that exhibited high ecotoxic effects were closely and positively correlated with ARGs and the class 1 integrons (intI1), which indicated that high ecotoxic compounds might affect antimicrobial resistance of bacteria by mediating horizontal gene transfer of ARGs. The coupling mechanism between the ecological risk of antibiotics and bacterial resistance needed to be further studied, and thereby provided a new insight to study the impact of environmental pollutants on ARGs in various ecotypes.
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- Shaojing Sun
- College of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei Key Laboratory of Air Pollution Cause and Impact, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan, 056038, China.
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- College of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei Key Laboratory of Air Pollution Cause and Impact, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan, 056038, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide Environmental Assessment and Pollution Control, Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, Nanjing, 210042, China
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- College of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei Key Laboratory of Air Pollution Cause and Impact, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan, 056038, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.
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Zhang M, Liu J, Hu N, Fang Q, Zhang D, Qiang Z, Pan X. Cascade capture, oxidization and inactivation for removing multi-species pollutants, antimicrobial resistance and pathogenicity from hospital wastewater. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 457:131730. [PMID: 37269564 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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As reservoirs of pathogens, antimicrobial resistant microorganisms and a wide variety of pollutants, hospital wastewaters (HWWs) need to be effectively treated before discharge. This study employed the functionalized colloidal microbubble technology as one-step fast HWW treatment. Inorganic coagulant (monomeric Fe(III)-coagulant or polymeric Al(III)-coagulant) and ozone were used as surface-decorator and gaseous core modifier, respectively. The Fe(III)- or Al(III)-modified colloidal gas (or, ozone) microbubbles (Fe(III)-CCGMBs, Fe(III)-CCOMBs, Al(III)-CCGMBs and Al(III)-CCOMBs) were constructed. Within 3 min, CCOMBs decreased CODCr and fecal coliform concentration to the levels meeting the national discharge standard for medical organization. Regrowth of bacteria was inhibited and biodegradability of organics was increased after the simultaneous oxidation and cell-inactivation process. The metagenomics analysis further reveals that Al(III)-CCOMBs performed best in capturing the virulence genes, antibiotic resistance genes and their potential hosts. The horizontal transfer of those harmful genes could be effectively hampered thanks to the removal of mobile genetic elements. Interestingly, the virulence factors of adherence, micronutrient uptake/acquisition and phase invasion could facilitate the interface-dominated capture. Featured as cascade processes of capture, oxidation and inactivation in the one-step operation, the robust Al(III)-CCOMB treatment is recommended for the HWW treatment and the protection of downstream aquatic environment.
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- Ming Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuang-qing Road, Beijing 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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Zeng X, Cao Y, Wang L, Wang M, Wang Q, Yang Q. Viability and transcriptional responses of multidrug resistant E. coli to chromium stress. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 324:121346. [PMID: 36868548 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The viability of multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria in environment is critical for the spread of antimicrobial resistance. In this study, two Escherichia coli strains, MDR LM13 and susceptible ATCC25922, were used to elucidate differences in their viability and transcriptional responses to hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) stress. The results show that the viability of LM13 was notably higher than that of ATCC25922 under 2-20 mg/L Cr(VI) exposure with bacteriostatic rates of 3.1%-57%, respectively, for LM13 and 0.9%-93.1%, respectively, for ATCC25922. The levels of reactive oxygen species and superoxide dismutase in ATCC25922 were much higher than those in LM13 under Cr(VI) exposure. Additionally, 514 and 765 differentially expressed genes were identified from the transcriptomes of the two strains (log2|FC| > 1, p < 0.05). Among them, 134 up-regulated genes were enriched in LM13 in response to external pressure, but only 48 genes were annotated in ATCC25922. Furthermore, the expression levels of antibiotic resistance genes, insertion sequences, DNA and RNA methyltransferases, and toxin-antitoxin systems were generally higher in LM13 than in ATCC25922. This work shows that MDR LM13 has a stronger viability under Cr(VI) stress, and therefore may promote the dissemination of MDR bacteria in environment.
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- Xiangpeng Zeng
- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Agricultural Microbial Ecology and Technology, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Agricultural Microbial Ecology and Technology, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China.
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Perestrelo S, Amaro A, Brouwer MSM, Clemente L, Ribeiro Duarte AS, Kaesbohrer A, Karpíšková R, Lopez-Chavarrias V, Morris D, Prendergast D, Pista A, Silveira L, Skarżyńska M, Slowey R, Veldman KT, Zając M, Burgess C, Alvarez J. Building an International One Health Strain Level Database to Characterise the Epidemiology of AMR Threats: ESBL—AmpC Producing E. coli as An Example—Challenges and Perspectives. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:antibiotics12030552. [PMID: 36978419 PMCID: PMC10044432 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12030552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023] Open
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the top public health threats nowadays. Among the most important AMR pathogens, Escherichia coli resistant to extended spectrum cephalosporins (ESC-EC) is a perfect example of the One Health problem due to its global distribution in animal, human, and environmental sources and its resistant phenotype, derived from the carriage of plasmid-borne extended-spectrum and AmpC β-lactamases, which limits the choice of effective antimicrobial therapies. The epidemiology of ESC-EC infection is complex as a result of the multiple possible sources involved in its transmission, and its study would require databases ideally comprising information from animal (livestock, companion, wildlife), human, and environmental sources. Here, we present the steps taken to assemble a database with phenotypic and genetic information on 10,763 ESC-EC isolates retrieved from multiple sources provided by 13 partners located in eight European countries, in the frame of the DiSCoVeR Joint Research project funded by the One Health European Joint Programme (OH-EJP), along with its strengths and limitations. This database represents a first step to help in the assessment of different geographical and temporal trends and transmission dynamics in animals and humans. The work performed highlights aspects that should be considered in future international efforts, such as the one presented here.
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- Sara Perestrelo
- Department of Biological Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, 10589 Berlin, Germany
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology and Micology, National Institute of Agrarian and Veterinary Research, National Reference for Animal Health, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Department of Bacteriology, Host Pathogen Interaction & Diagnostics, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Part of Wageningen University & Research, 8221 Lelystad, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology and Micology, National Institute of Agrarian and Veterinary Research, National Reference for Animal Health, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Department of Biological Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, 10589 Berlin, Germany
- Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Public Health, Medical Faculty, Masaryk University, 625 000 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbial Ecology Group, School of Medicine, University of Galway, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland
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- Backweston Laboratory Campus, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, W23 X3PH Celbridge, Ireland
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- National Reference Laboratory for Gastrointestinal Infections, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Avenida Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisbon, Portugal
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- National Reference Laboratory for Gastrointestinal Infections, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Avenida Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Microbiology, National Veterinary Research Institute, 24-100 Pulawy, Poland
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- Backweston Laboratory Campus, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, W23 X3PH Celbridge, Ireland
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- Department of Bacteriology, Host Pathogen Interaction & Diagnostics, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Part of Wageningen University & Research, 8221 Lelystad, The Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiology, National Veterinary Research Institute, 24-100 Pulawy, Poland
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- Food Safety Department, Teagasc Food Research Centre Ashtown, D15 DY05 Dublin, Ireland
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- VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Department of Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Complutense, Avda. Puerta de Hierro S/N, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Correspondence:
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Arnal D, Moya C, Filippelli L, Segura-Garcia J, Maicas S. Bacteria spatial tracking in Urban Park soils with MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry and Specific PCR. BioData Min 2023; 16:1. [PMID: 36639651 PMCID: PMC9840317 DOI: 10.1186/s13040-022-00318-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Urban parks constitute one of the main leisure areas, especially for the most vulnerable people in our society, children, and the elderly. Contact with soils can pose a health risk. Microbiological testing is a key aspect in determining whether they are suitable for public use. The aim of this work is to map the spatial distribution of potential dangerous Enterobacteria but also bioremediation useful (lipase producers) isolates from soils in an urban park in the area of Valencia (Spain). To this end, our team has collected 25 samples of soil and isolated 500 microorganisms, using a mobile application to collect information of the soil samples (i.e. soil features, temperature, humidity, etc.) with geolocation. A combined protocol including matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and 16S rDNA sequencing PCR has been established to characterize the isolates. The results have been processed using spatial statistical techniques (using Kriging method), taking into account the number of isolated strains, also proving the reactivity against standard pathogenic bacterial strains (Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus, Salmonella, Pseudomonas and Staphylococcus aureus), and have increased the number of samples (to 896 samples) by interpolating spatially each parameter with this statistical method. The combined use of methods from biology and computer science allows the quality of the soil in urban parks to be predicted in an agile way, which can generate confidence in its use by citizens.
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- Diego Arnal
- grid.5338.d0000 0001 2173 938XDepartment of Microbiology and Ecology, Faculty of Biological Sciences (Universitat de València), 46100 Burjassot, Spain
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- grid.5338.d0000 0001 2173 938XDepartment of Microbiology and Ecology, Faculty of Biological Sciences (Universitat de València), 46100 Burjassot, Spain
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- grid.5338.d0000 0001 2173 938XDepartment of Microbiology and Ecology, Faculty of Biological Sciences (Universitat de València), 46100 Burjassot, Spain
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- grid.5338.d0000 0001 2173 938XDepartment of Computer Science, School of Engineering - Universitat de València, 46100 Burjassot, Spain
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- grid.5338.d0000 0001 2173 938XDepartment of Microbiology and Ecology, Faculty of Biological Sciences (Universitat de València), 46100 Burjassot, Spain
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Waśko I, Kozińska A, Kotlarska E, Baraniak A. Clinically Relevant β-Lactam Resistance Genes in Wastewater Treatment Plants. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph192113829. [PMID: 36360709 PMCID: PMC9657204 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192113829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the largest global concerns due to its influence in multiple areas, which is consistent with One Health's concept of close interconnections between people, animals, plants, and their shared environments. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic-resistance genes (ARGs) circulate constantly in various niches, sediments, water sources, soil, and wastes of the animal and plant sectors, and is linked to human activities. Sewage of different origins gets to the wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), where ARB and ARG removal efficiency is still insufficient, leading to their transmission to discharge points and further dissemination. Thus, WWTPs are believed to be reservoirs of ARGs and the source of spreading AMR. According to a World Health Organization report, the most critical pathogens for public health include Gram-negative bacteria resistant to third-generation cephalosporins and carbapenems (last-choice drugs), which represent β-lactams, the most widely used antibiotics. Therefore, this paper aimed to present the available research data for ARGs in WWTPs that confer resistance to β-lactam antibiotics, with a particular emphasis on clinically important life-threatening mechanisms of resistance, including extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) and carbapenemases (KPC, NDM).
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- Izabela Waśko
- Department of Biomedical Research, National Medicines Institute, Chelmska 30/34, 00-725 Warsaw, Poland
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-228-410-623
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- Department of Biomedical Research, National Medicines Institute, Chelmska 30/34, 00-725 Warsaw, Poland
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- Genetics and Marine Biotechnology Department, Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstancow Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland
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- Department of Biomedical Research, National Medicines Institute, Chelmska 30/34, 00-725 Warsaw, Poland
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Marutescu LG, Jaga M, Postolache C, Barbuceanu F, Milita NM, Romascu LM, Schmitt H, de Roda Husman AM, Sefeedpari P, Glaeser S, Kämpfer P, Boerlin P, Topp E, Gradisteanu Pircalabioru G, Chifiriuc MC, Popa M. Insights into the impact of manure on the environmental antibiotic residues and resistance pool. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:965132. [PMID: 36187968 PMCID: PMC9522911 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.965132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The intensive use of antibiotics in the veterinary sector, linked to the application of manure-derived amendments in agriculture, translates into increased environmental levels of chemical residues, AR bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARG). The aim of this review was to evaluate the current evidence regarding the impact of animal farming and manure application on the antibiotic resistance pool in the environment. Several studies reported correlations between the prevalence of clinically relevant ARB and the amount and classes of antibiotics used in animal farming (high resistance rates being reported for medically important antibiotics such as penicillins, tetracyclines, sulfonamides and fluoroquinolones). However, the results are difficult to compare, due to the diversity of the used antimicrobials quantification techniques and to the different amounts and types of antibiotics, exhibiting various degradation times, given in animal feed in different countries. The soils fertilized with manure-derived products harbor a higher and chronic abundance of ARB, multiple ARG and an enriched associated mobilome, which is also sometimes seen in the crops grown on the amended soils. Different manure processing techniques have various efficiencies in the removal of antibiotic residues, ARB and ARGs, but there is only a small amount of data from commercial farms. The efficiency of sludge anaerobic digestion appears to be dependent on the microbial communities composition, the ARB/ARG and operating temperature (mesophilic vs. thermophilic conditions). Composting seems to reduce or eliminate most of antibiotics residues, enteric bacteria, ARB and different representative ARG in manure more rapidly and effectively than lagoon storage. Our review highlights that despite the body of research accumulated in the last years, there are still important knowledge gaps regarding the contribution of manure to the AMR emergence, accumulation, spread and risk of human exposure in countries with high clinical resistance rates. Land microbiome before and after manure application, efficiency of different manure treatment techniques in decreasing the AMR levels in the natural environments and along the food chain must be investigated in depth, covering different geographical regions and countries and using harmonized methodologies. The support of stakeholders is required for the development of specific best practices for prudent – cautious use of antibiotics on farm animals. The use of human reserve antibiotics in veterinary medicine and of unprescribed animal antimicrobials should be stopped and the use of antibiotics on farms must be limited. This integrated approach is needed to determine the optimal conditions for the removal of antibiotic residues, ARB and ARG, to formulate specific recommendations for livestock manure treatment, storage and handling procedures and to translate them into practical on-farm management decisions, to ultimately prevent exposure of human population.
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- Luminita Gabriela Marutescu
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
- Research Institute of University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Research Institute of University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
- The Institute for Diagnostic and Animal Health (IDSA), Bucharest, Romania
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Research Institute of University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
- The Institute for Diagnostic and Animal Health (IDSA), Bucharest, Romania
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Research Institute of University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
- The Institute for Diagnostic and Animal Health (IDSA), Bucharest, Romania
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, Netherlands
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- Institute for Applied Microbiology Heinrich-Buff-Ring, Justus-Liebig University, Gießen, Germany
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- Institute for Applied Microbiology Heinrich-Buff-Ring, Justus-Liebig University, Gießen, Germany
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
- Department of Biology, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
- Research Institute of University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
- Academy of Romanian Scientists, Bucharest, Romania
- *Correspondence: Gratiela Gradisteanu Pircalabioru,
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
- Research Institute of University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
- Academy of Romanian Scientists, Bucharest, Romania
- The Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
- Mariana Carmen Chifiriuc,
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
- Research Institute of University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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Hazra M, Joshi H, Williams JB, Watts JEM. Antibiotics and antibiotic resistant bacteria/genes in urban wastewater: A comparison of their fate in conventional treatment systems and constructed wetlands. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 303:135148. [PMID: 35640694 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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There is a growing concern that the use and misuse of antibiotics can increase the detection of antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) in wastewater. Conventional wastewater treatment plants provide a pathway for ARGs and antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) to be released into natural water bodies. Research has indicated that conventional primary and secondary treatment systems can reduce ARGs/ARB to varying degrees. However, in developing/low-income countries, only 8-28% of wastewater is treated via conventional treatment processes, resulting in the environment being exposed to high levels of ARGs, ARB and pharmaceuticals in raw sewage. The use of constructed wetlands (CWs) has the potential to provide a low-cost solution for wastewater treatment, with respect to removal of nutrients, pathogens, ARB/ARGs either as a standalone treatment process or when integrated with conventional treatment systems. Recently, CWs have also been employed for the reduction of antibiotic residues, pharmaceuticals, and emerging contaminants. Given the benefits of ARG removal, low cost of construction, maintenance, energy requirement, and performance efficiencies, CWs offer a promising solution for developing/low-income countries. This review promotes a better understanding of the performance efficiency of treatment technologies (both conventional systems and CWs) for the reduction of antibiotics and ARGs/ARB from wastewater and explores workable alternatives.
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- Moushumi Hazra
- Department of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India.
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- Department of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
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- School of Civil Engineering and Surveying, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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Qi Z, Le Z, Han F, Qi Y, Liu R. β-lactamase genes transmission influenced by tetracycline, sulfonamide and β-lactams antibiotics contamination in the on-site farm soil. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 241:113753. [PMID: 35687999 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), which have been identified as emerging environmental pollutants that pose a considerable risk to human health is widespread. The formation and transmission of ARGs are mainly associated with the antibiotic stress in an environment. And the abundance of ARGs also influenced by other categories antibiotics. The geographic information system was used to visualize the relative abundance of 28 types of ARGs and concentration of 18 types of antibiotics. The concentration of tetracycline antibiotics (TCs) and sulfonamide antibiotics (SAs) decreased gradually with increasing soil depth, while that of β-lactams (β-Ls) showed an increasing trend. The results revealed that TCs accounted for the largest proportion of all antibiotics. Furthermore, the abundance of β-lactam ARGs (β-RGs) increased with TCs and β-Ls increased. The abundance of tetracycline ARGs (TRGs) remained relatively stable with increasing concentrations of all antibiotics, while that of sulfonamide ARGs (SRGs) showed a decreasing trend. Although the abundance of β-RGs significantly increased with increasing levels of TCs and β-Ls. However, β-RGs were not significantly correlated with β-Ls, but with TCs. This study provided visual and comprehensive insights into the correlation between the distribution of typical antibiotics and ARGs and analyzed the synergy or antagonism between different antibiotics and ARGs. It is significant for soil remediation to reduce the likelihood of ARGs entering into and spreading in the human food chain via milk and beef consumption.
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- Zheng Qi
- Engineering Research Center for Medicine, Ministry of Education, Harbin University of Commerce, 138 Tongda Street, Daoli District, Harbin 150076, China.
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- Engineering Research Center for Medicine, Ministry of Education, Harbin University of Commerce, 138 Tongda Street, Daoli District, Harbin 150076, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Medicine, Ministry of Education, Harbin University of Commerce, 138 Tongda Street, Daoli District, Harbin 150076, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Medicine, Ministry of Education, Harbin University of Commerce, 138 Tongda Street, Daoli District, Harbin 150076, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Medicine, Ministry of Education, Harbin University of Commerce, 138 Tongda Street, Daoli District, Harbin 150076, China.
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Niu SH, Liu S, Deng WK, Wu RT, Cai YF, Liao XD, Xing SC. A sustainable and economic strategy to reduce risk antibiotic resistance genes during poultry manure bioconversion by black soldier fly Hermetia illucens larvae: Larval density adjustment. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 232:113294. [PMID: 35152113 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae (BSFL) are common insects that are known for bioconversion of organic waste into a sustainable utilization resource. However, a strategy to increase antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) elimination in sustainable and economic ways through BSFL is lacking. In the present study, different larval densities were employed to assess the mcr-1 and tetX elimination abilities, and potential mechanisms were investigated. The application and economic value of each larval density were also analyzed. The results showed that the 100 larvae cultured in 100 g of manure group had the best density because the comprehensive disadvantage evaluation ratio was the lowest (14.97%, good bioconversion manure quality, low ARG deposition risk and reasonable larvae input cost). Further investigation showed that mcr-1 could be significantly decreased by BSFL bioconversion (4.42 ×107 copies/g reduced to 4.79 ×106-2.14 ×105 copies/g)(P<0.05); however, mcr-1 was increasingly deposited in the larval gut with increasing larval density. The tetX abundance was stabilized by BSFL bioconversion, except that the abundance at the lowest larval density increased (1.22 ×1010 copies/g increase, 34-fold). Escherichia was the host of mcr-1 and tetX in all samples, especially in fresh manure; Alcaligenes was the host of tetX in bioconversion manure; and the abundance of Alcaligenes was highly correlated with the pH of bioconversion manure. The pH of bioconversion manure was extremely correlated with the density of larvae. Klebsiella and Providencia were both hosts of tetX in the BSF larval gut, and Providencia was also the host of mcr-1 in the BSF larval gut. The density of larvae influenced the bioconversion manure quality and caused the ARG host abundance to change to control the abundance of ARGs, suggesting that larval density adjustment was a useful strategy to manage the ARG risk during BSFL manure bioconversion.
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- Shi-Hua Niu
- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, and Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China; National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Livestock Breeding, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, and Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China; National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Livestock Breeding, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China.
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Yuan W, Zeng X, Cao Y, Yang Q, Riaz L, Wang Q. Distribution of antibiotic resistance genes from human and animal origins to their receiving environments: A regional scale survey of urban settings. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 293:118512. [PMID: 34793902 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem for ecosystem health and public healthcare. Hence, the transmission of antibiotic resistance from human and animal origins to natural environments requires careful investigation. In this study, nine antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), three mobile genetic elements (MGEs), and their relations with antibiotics, heavy metals, and microbiota were investigated in 16 sample sites (Xinxiang, China). Fluoroquinolones (0.13-14.22 μg/L) were most abundant in hospital effluent and oxytetracycline (251.86-5817.47 μg/kg) in animal manure. Animal manure showed the highest levels of zinc (80.79-2597.14 mg/kg) and copper (32.47-85.22 mg/kg), possibly affecting the prevalence of intI1 and aac(6')-Ib genes. Aminoglycoside and sulfonamide resistance genes (aac(6')-Ib, aadA, and sul1) were the main ARGs in this area. In addition, the detected ARGs and MGEs were higher in animal manure than in hospital effluent, except for the sul1 gene. On the other hand, the incomplete removal of antibiotics (29.76-100%), heavy metals (31.25-100%), and ARGs (1-3 orders of magnitude) in MWWTPs resulted in the accumulation of these contaminants in the receiving river. Network analysis suggested that the potential hosts (Jeotgalibaca, Atopostipes, Corynebacterium_1, etc.) of ARGs were more predominant in animal manure rather than hospital effluent, indicating a higher ARG transfer potential in animal manure compared with hospital sources. These results provide useful insights into the different migration and dissemination routes of antibiotics, heavy metals, ARGs, and microbiota from anthropogenic and animal origins to their receiving environments via MWWTP discharge and manure fertilization.
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- Wei Yuan
- School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450046, Henan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Agricultural Microbial Ecology and Technology (Henan Provincial Department of Science and Technology), Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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Niegowska M, Sanseverino I, Navarro A, Lettieri T. Knowledge gaps in the assessment of antimicrobial resistance in surface waters. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2021; 97:fiab140. [PMID: 34625810 PMCID: PMC8528692 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiab140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The spread of antibiotic resistance in the water environment has been widely described. However, still many knowledge gaps exist regarding the selection pressure from antibiotics, heavy metals and other substances present in surface waters as a result of anthropogenic activities, as well as the extent and impact of this phenomenon on aquatic organisms and humans. In particular, the relationship between environmental concentrations of antibiotics and the acquisition of ARGs by antibiotic-sensitive bacteria as well as the impact of heavy metals and other selective agents on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) need to be defined. Currently, established safety values are based on the effects of antibiotic toxicity neglecting the question of AMR spread. In turn, risk assessment of antibiotics in waterbodies remains a complex question implicating multiple variables and unknowns reinforced by the lack of harmonized protocols and official guidelines. In the present review, we discussed current state-of-the-art and the knowledge gaps related to pressure exerted by antibiotics and heavy metals on aquatic environments and their relationship to the spread of AMR. Along with this latter, we reflected on (i) the risk assessment in surface waters, (ii) selective pressures contributing to its transfer and propagation and (iii) the advantages of metagenomics in investigating AMR. Furthermore, the role of microplastics in co-selection for metal and antibiotic resistance, together with the need for more studies in freshwater are highlighted.
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- Magdalena Niegowska
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Via Enrico Fermi 2749, 21027 Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Via Enrico Fermi 2749, 21027 Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Via Enrico Fermi 2749, 21027 Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Via Enrico Fermi 2749, 21027 Ispra, Italy
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Shamsizadeh Z, Ehrampoush MH, Nikaeen M, Mokhtari M, Rahimi M, Khanahmad H, Mohammadi F. Tracking antibiotic resistance genes and class 1 integrons in Escherichia coli isolates from wastewater and agricultural fields. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2021; 84:1182-1189. [PMID: 34534115 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2021.288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Considering high concentrations of multidrug-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in wastewater, agricultural reuse of treated wastewater may be a public health threat due to ARG dissemination in different environmental compartments, including soil and edible parts of crops. We investigated the presence of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli as an indicator bacterium from secondary treated wastewater (STWW), water- or wastewater-irrigated soil and crop samples. ARGs including blaCTX-m-32, blaOXA-23, tet-W, sul1, cml-A, erm-B, along with intI1 gene in E. coli isolates were detected via molecular methods. The most prevalent ARGs in 78 E. coli isolates were sul1 (42%), followed by blaCTX-m-32 (19%), and erm-B (17%). IntI1 as a class 1 integrons gene was detected in 46% of the isolates. Cml-A was detected in STWW isolates but no E. coli isolate from wastewater-irrigated soil and crop samples contained this gene. The results also showed no detection of E. coli in water-irrigated soil and crop samples. Statistical analysis showed a correlation between sul1 and cml-A with intI1. The results suggest that agricultural reuse of wastewater may contribute to the transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to soil and crop. Further research is needed to determine the potential risk of ARB associated with the consumption of wastewater-irrigated crops.
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- Zahra Shamsizadeh
- Environmental Science and Technology Research Center, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Environmental Science and Technology Research Center, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran E-mail: ; Environment Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Environmental Science and Technology Research Center, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran E-mail:
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Guruge KS, Tamamura YA, Goswami P, Tanoue R, Jinadasa KBSN, Nomiyama K, Ohura T, Kunisue T, Tanabe S, Akiba M. The association between antimicrobials and the antimicrobial-resistant phenotypes and resistance genes of Escherichia coli isolated from hospital wastewaters and adjacent surface waters in Sri Lanka. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 279:130591. [PMID: 33894511 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The presence of antimicrobials, antimicrobial-resistant bacteria (ARB), and the associated antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment is a global health concern. In this study, the concentrations of 25 antimicrobials, the resistance of Escherichia coli (E. coli) strains in response to the selection pressure imposed by 15 antimicrobials, and enrichment of 20 ARGs in E. coli isolated from hospital wastewaters and surface waters were investigated from 2016 to 2018. In hospital wastewaters, clarithromycin was detected at the highest concentration followed by sulfamethoxazole and sulfapyridine. Approximately 80% of the E. coli isolates were resistant, while 14% of the isolates exhibited intermediate resistance against the tested antimicrobial agents. Approximately 61% of the examined isolates were categorized as multidrug-resistant bacteria. The overall abundance of phenotypes that were resistant toward drugs was in the following order: β-lactams, tetracycline, quinolones, sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim, aminoglycosides, and chloramphenicol. The data showed that the E. coli isolates frequently harbored blaTEM, blaCTX-M, tetA, qnrS, and sul2. These results indicated that personal care products were significantly associated with the presence of several resistant phenotypes and resistance genes, implying their role in co-association with multidrug resistance. Statistical analysis also indicated a disparity specific to the site, treatment, and year in the data describing the prevalence of ARB and ARGs and their release into downstream waters. This study provides novel insights into the abundance of antimicrobial, ARB and ARGs in Sri Lanka, and could further offer invaluable information that can be integrated into global antimicrobial resistance databases.
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- Keerthi S Guruge
- National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 3-1-5 Kannondai, Tsukuba, 305-0856, Ibaraki, Japan; Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-oraikita, Izumisano, Osaka, 598-8531, Japan; National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
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- National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 3-1-5 Kannondai, Tsukuba, 305-0856, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Atal Centre for Ocean Science and Technology for Islands, ESSO - National Institute of Ocean Technology, Dollygunj, Port Blair, 744103, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
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- Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, 2-5 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8577, Japan
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka
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- Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, 2-5 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8577, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Meijo University, 1-501 Shiogamaguchi, Nagoya, 468-8502, Japan
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- Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, 2-5 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8577, Japan
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- Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, 2-5 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8577, Japan
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- National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 3-1-5 Kannondai, Tsukuba, 305-0856, Ibaraki, Japan
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Sta Ana KM, Madriaga J, Espino MP. β-Lactam antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in Asian lakes and rivers: An overview of contamination, sources and detection methods. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 275:116624. [PMID: 33571856 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2020] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Lakes and rivers are sources of livelihood, food and water in many parts of the world. Lakes provide natural resources and valuable ecosystem services. These aquatic ecosystems are also vulnerable to known and new environmental pollutants. Emerging water contaminants are now being studied including antibiotics because of the global phenomenon on antibiotic resistance. β-Lactam antibiotics are widely used in human and animal disease prevention or treatment. The emergence of antibiotic resistance is a public health threat when bacteria become more resistant and infections consequently increase requiring treatment using last resort drugs that are more expensive. This review summarizes the key findings on the occurrence, contamination sources, and determination of β-lactam antibiotics and β-lactam antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes in the Asian lake and river waters. The current methods in the analytical measurements of β-lactam antibiotics in water involving solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry are discussed. Also described is the determination of antibiotic resistance genes which is primarily based on a polymerase chain reaction method. To date, β-lactam antibiotics in the Asian aquatic environments are reported in the ng/L concentrations. Studies on β-lactam resistant bacteria and resistance genes were mostly conducted in China. The occurrence of these emerging contaminants is largely uncharted because many aquatic systems in the Asian region remain to be studied. Comprehensive investigations encompassing the environmental behavior of β-lactam antibiotics, emergence of resistant bacteria, transfer of resistance genes to non-resistant bacteria, multiple antibiotic resistance, and effects on aquatic biota are needed particularly in rivers and lakes that are eventual sinks of these water contaminants.
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- Katrina Marie Sta Ana
- Institute of Chemistry, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, 1101, Philippines
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, 1101, Philippines
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, 1101, Philippines.
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Yuan W, Wei Y, Zhang Y, Riaz L, Yang Q, Wang Q, Wang R. Resistance of multidrug resistant Escherichia coli to environmental nanoscale TiO 2 and ZnO. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 761:144303. [PMID: 33360128 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2020] [Revised: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Excessive production and utilization of nanoparticles (NPs) at industrial and household levels releases substantial quantities of NPs into the environment. These can be harmful to different types of organisms and cause adverse effects on ecosystems. Purchased TiO2 and ZnO NPs were characterized via XRD, XPS, FESEM, and Zeta potential. This study elucidates how multidrug resistant Escherichia coli LM13, which was recovered from livestock manure, counteracts the antibacterial activities of TiO2 and ZnO NPs to survive in the environment. E. coli ATCC25922, which is susceptible to antibiotics, was used as control. A dose-response experiment showed that the antibacterial activity of TiO2 was lower than that of ZnO NPs and, LM13 was more resistant to NPs than ATCC25922. An AcrAB-TolC efflux pump along with its regulation genes helped LM13 to minimize NP toxicity. Flow cytometry findings also indicated that the intensity of the side-scatter light parameter increased with TiO2 and ZnO NPs in a dose dependent manner, suggesting NP uptake by the both strains. The generation of reactive oxygen species in LM13 was several-fold lower than in ATCC25922, suggesting that reactive oxygen species mainly contribute to the toxicity mechanism. These results illustrate the necessity to evaluate the impacts of NPs on the survival capacity of bacteria and on the resistance genes in bacteria with higher NP resistance than NP susceptible bacteria.
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- Wei Yuan
- School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450046, Henan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Agricultural Microbial Ecology and Technology (Henan Provincial Department of Science and Technology), Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Agricultural Microbial Ecology and Technology (Henan Provincial Department of Science and Technology), Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Agricultural Microbial Ecology and Technology (Henan Provincial Department of Science and Technology), Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Agricultural Microbial Ecology and Technology (Henan Provincial Department of Science and Technology), Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Agricultural Microbial Ecology and Technology (Henan Provincial Department of Science and Technology), Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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A Spontaneous rapZ Mutant Impairs Infectivity of Lytic Bacteriophage vB_EcoM_JS09 against Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. mSphere 2021; 6:6/2/e01286-20. [PMID: 33658278 PMCID: PMC8546717 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.01286-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Our understanding of the mechanisms underlying phage-bacterium interactions remains limited. In Escherichia coli, RapZ regulates glucosamine-6-phosphate (GlcN6P) metabolism, the formation of which initiates synthesis of the bacterial cell envelope, including lipopolysaccharides (LPS). However, the role of RapZ, if any, on phage infectivity remains to be investigated. Here, we isolated strains of enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) resistant to its specific lytic bacteriophage vB_EcoM_JS09 (JS09) in a phage aerosol spray experiment. Whole-genome analysis of phage-resistant bacteria revealed the rapZ gene acquired a premature stop mutation at amino acid 227. Here, we report that the mutation in the rapZ gene confers resistance by inhibiting 93.5% phage adsorption. Furthermore, this mutation changes the morphology of phage plaques, reduces efficiency of plating and phage propagation efficiency, and impairs the infectivity of phage JS09 against ETEC. Using scanning electron microscopy assays, we attribute the inability of the phage to adsorb to the loss of receptors in strains with defective RapZ. Analysis of the LPS profile shows that strains with defective RapZ inhibit phage infection by changing the LPS profile in E. coli. Preincubation of phage JS09 with LPS extracted from a wild-type (WT) strain blocked infection, suggesting LPS is the host receptor for phage JS09 adsorption. Our data uncover the mechanism by which ETEC resists infection of phage JS09 by mutating the rapZ gene and then increasing the expression of glmS and changing the phage receptor-LPS profile. These findings provide insight into the function of the rapZ gene for efficient infection of phage JS09. IMPORTANCE The development of phage-resistant bacteria is a challenging problem for phage therapy. However, our knowledge of phage resistance mechanisms is still limited. RapZ is an RNase adaptor protein encoded by the rapZ gene and plays an important function in Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Here, we report the whole-genome analysis of a phage-resistant enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strain, which revealed that the rapZ gene acquired a premature stop mutation (E227Stop). We show that the premature stop mutation of rapZ impairs the infectivity of phage JS09 in ETEC. Furthermore, our findings indicate that ETEC becomes resistant against the adsorption and infection of phage JS09 by mutating the rapZ gene, increasing the expression of glmS, and changing the phage receptor-LPS profile. It is also first reported here that RapZ is essential for efficient infection of phage JS09.
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Bergšpica I, Kaprou G, Alexa EA, Prieto M, Alvarez-Ordóñez A. Extended Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL) Producing Escherichia coli in Pigs and Pork Meat in the European Union. Antibiotics (Basel) 2020; 9:E678. [PMID: 33036406 PMCID: PMC7600538 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics9100678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The aim of this article is to review the fast and worldwide distribution of ESBL enzymes and to describe the role of the pork production chain as a reservoir and transmission route of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and ESBLs in the European Union (EU). The use of β-lactam antibiotics in swine production and the prevalence of ESBL producing E. coli in fattening pigs and pork meat across Europe is analyzed. Overall, an increasing trend in the prevalence of presumptive ESBL producing E. coli in fattening pigs in the EU has been observed in the last decade, although with major differences among countries, linked to different approaches in the use of antimicrobials in pork production within the EU. Moreover, the various dissemination pathways of these bacteria along the pork production chain are described, along with factors at farm and slaughterhouse level influencing the risk of introducing or spreading ESBL producing bacteria throughout the food chain.
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- Ieva Bergšpica
- Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Universidad de León, 24007 León, Spain; (G.K.); (E.A.A.); (M.P.)
- Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment BIOR, LV-1076 Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Universidad de León, 24007 León, Spain; (G.K.); (E.A.A.); (M.P.)
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Universidad de León, 24007 León, Spain; (G.K.); (E.A.A.); (M.P.)
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Universidad de León, 24007 León, Spain; (G.K.); (E.A.A.); (M.P.)
- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Universidad de León, 24007 León, Spain
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Universidad de León, 24007 León, Spain; (G.K.); (E.A.A.); (M.P.)
- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Universidad de León, 24007 León, Spain
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Manure as a Potential Hotspot for Antibiotic Resistance Dissemination by Horizontal Gene Transfer Events. Vet Sci 2020; 7:vetsci7030110. [PMID: 32823495 PMCID: PMC7558842 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci7030110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The increasing demand for animal-derived foods has led to intensive and large-scale livestock production with the consequent formation of large amounts of manure. Livestock manure is widely used in agricultural practices as soil fertilizer worldwide. However, several antibiotic residues, antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and antibiotic-resistant bacteria are frequently detected in manure and manure-amended soils. This review explores the role of manure in the persistence and dissemination of ARGs in the environment, analyzes the procedures used to decrease antimicrobial resistance in manure and the potential impact of manure application in public health. We highlight that manure shows unique features as a hotspot for antimicrobial gene dissemination by horizontal transfer events: richness in nutrients, a high abundance and diversity of bacteria populations and antibiotic residues that may exert a selective pressure on bacteria and trigger gene mobilization; reduction methodologies are able to reduce the concentrations of some, but not all, antimicrobials and microorganisms. Conjugation events are often seen in the manure environment, even after composting. Antibiotic resistance is considered a growing threat to human, animal and environmental health. Therefore, it is crucial to reduce the amount of antimicrobials and the load of antimicrobial resistant bacteria that end up in soil.
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Dubey KK, Indu, Sharma M. Reprogramming of antibiotics to combat antimicrobial resistance. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2020; 353:e2000168. [DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202000168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Kashyap K. Dubey
- Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology Central University of Haryana Mahendergarh Haryana India
- School of Biotechnology Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi India
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- Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology Central University of Haryana Mahendergarh Haryana India
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- Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology Central University of Haryana Mahendergarh Haryana India
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