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Liu J, Zhu J, Hao H, Bi J, Hou H, Zhang G. Transcriptomic and Molecular Docking Analysis Reveal Virulence Gene Regulation-Mediated Antibacterial Effects of Benzyl Isothiocyanate Against Staphylococcus aureus. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2024:10.1007/s12010-024-04938-y. [PMID: 38709426 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-024-04938-y] [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] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a common pathogen that can cause many serious infections. Thus, efficient and practical techniques to fight S. aureus are required. In this study, transcriptomics was used to evaluate changes in S. aureus following treatment with benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC) to determine its antibacterial action. The results revealed that the BITC at subinhibitory concentrations (1/8th MIC) treated group had 94 differentially expressed genes compared to the control group, with 52 downregulated genes. Moreover, STRING analyses were used to reveal the protein interactions encoded by 36 genes. Then, we verified three significant virulence genes by qRT-PCR, including capsular polysaccharide synthesis enzyme (cp8F), capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis protein (cp5D), and thermonuclease (nuc). Furthermore, molecular docking analysis was performed to investigate the action site of BITC with the encoded proteins of cp8F, cp5D, and nuc. The results showed that the docking fraction of BITC with selected proteins ranged from - 6.00 to - 6.60 kcal/mol, predicting the stability of these complexes. BITC forms hydrophobic, hydrogen-bonded, π-π conjugated interactions with amino acids TRP (130), GLY (10), ILE (406), LYS (368), TYR (192), and ARG (114) of these proteins. These findings will aid future research into the antibacterial effects of BITC against S. aureus.
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- Jianan Liu
- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China
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- Jinkui Food Science and Technology (Dalian) Co., Ltd, Dalian, 116000, China
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- Department of Inorganic Nonmetallic Materials Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China.
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Forouzani‐Moghaddam MJ, Habibi S, Hosseini‐Safa A, Khanaliha K, Mokarinejad R, Akhoundzadeh F, Oshaghi M. Rapid detection of major enterotoxin genes and antibiotic resistance of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from raw milk in the Yazd province, Iran. Vet Med Sci 2024; 10:e1407. [PMID: 38519836 PMCID: PMC10959825 DOI: 10.1002/vms3.1407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Raw milk is a nutrient-rich food, but it may harbour harmful bacteria, such as enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), which can cause staphylococcal food poisoning. Antibiotic resistance of S. aureus in raw milk can increase the risk of such infections, particularly among susceptible individuals. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of enterotoxin genes a, d, g, i and j and the antibiotic resistance of S. aureus isolated from raw milk samples. METHODS During a 6-month sampling period, 60 raw milk specimens were obtained from diverse locations in Yazd province, Iran. Antibiogram profiling was conducted via the disc diffusion method. In addition, staphylococcal enterotoxin (SE) genes a, d, g, i, and j were detected through real-time PCR analysis. RESULTS Bacteriological assays confirmed the presence of S. aureus in 11 samples (18.3%). All isolates demonstrated 100% resistance to penicillin G but exhibited sensitivity to vancomycin, while resistance to other antibiotics ranged from 36.4% to 45.5%. The prevalence of enterotoxin genes in these strains showed variable distribution, with sea being the predominant SE (45.5%), followed by sed (36.4%), seg (18.2), sej and sei (9.1% each). CONCLUSIONS This study discovered the presence of multiple enterotoxins in S. aureus strains obtained from raw milk samples. These strains also demonstrated resistance to a variety of antibiotics. Since enterotoxigenic S. aureus is known to cause human food poisoning, monitoring food hygiene practices, especially during raw milk production, is critical.
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- Department of Medical Laboratory SciencesFaculty of Allied MedicineIran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
- Department of Hematology and Blood Banking, Faculty of Allied MedicineIran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Department of Medical Laboratory SciencesFaculty of Allied MedicineIran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Research Center of Pediatric Infectious DiseasesInstitute of Immunology and Infectious DiseasesIran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Department of Medical Laboratory SciencesFaculty of Allied MedicineIran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Department of Medical Laboratory SciencesFaculty of Allied MedicineIran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Department of Medical Laboratory SciencesFaculty of Allied MedicineIran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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Guo Y, Yu X, Wang J, Hua D, You Y, Wu Q, Ji Q, Zhang J, Li L, Hu Y, Wu Z, Wei X, Jin L, Meng F, Yang Y, Hu X, Long L, Hu S, Qi H, Ma J, Bei W, Yan X, Wang H, He Z. A food poisoning caused by ST7 Staphylococcal aureus harboring sea gene in Hainan province, China. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1110720. [PMID: 37007521 PMCID: PMC10060626 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1110720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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ST7 Staphylococcus aureus is highly prevalent in humans, pigs, as well as food in China; however, staphylococcal food poisoning (SFP) caused by this ST type has rarely been reported. On May 13, 2017, an SFP outbreak caused by ST7 S. aureus strains occurred in two campuses of a kindergarten in Hainan Province, China. We investigated the genomic characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of ST7 SFP strains combined with the 91 ST7 food-borne strains from 12 provinces in China by performing whole-genome sequencing (WGS). There was clear phylogenetic clustering of seven SFP isolates. Six antibiotic genes including blaZ, ANT (4′)-Ib, tetK, lnuA, norA, and lmrS were present in all SFP strains and also showed a higher prevalence rate in 91 food-borne strains. A multiple resistance plasmid pDC53285 was present in SFP strain DC53285. Among 27 enterotoxin genes, only sea and selx were found in all SFP strains. A ФSa3int prophage containing type A immune evasion cluster (sea, scn, sak, and chp) was identified in SFP strain. In conclusion, we concluded that this SFP event was caused by the contamination of cakes with ST7 S. aureus. This study indicated the potential risk of new emergencing ST7 clone for SFP.
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- Yahui Guo
- Baotou Medical College, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, China
- Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
- Beijing Chaoyang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Hainan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Haikou, China
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- Hainan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Haikou, China
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- Hainan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Haikou, China
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- Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Hainan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Haikou, China
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- Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing, China
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- Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Hainan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Haikou, China
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- Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Hainan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Haikou, China
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- Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Chinese PLA Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Chinese PLA Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Microbial Resource and Big Data Center, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Microbial Resource and Big Data Center, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Hainan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Haikou, China
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- Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Xiaomei Yan,
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- Baotou Medical College, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, China
- Beijing Chaoyang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
- Haibin Wang,
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, Interdisciplinary Innovation Institute of Medicine and Engineering, School of Engineering Medicine, Beihang University, Beijing, China
- Zilong He,
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Francis D, Bhairaddy A, Joy A, Hari GV, Francis A. Secretory proteins in the orchestration of microbial virulence: The curious case of Staphylococcus aureus. ADVANCES IN PROTEIN CHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2023; 133:271-350. [PMID: 36707204 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apcsb.2022.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Microbial virulence showcases an excellent model for adaptive changes that enable an organism to survive and proliferate in a hostile environment and exploit host resources to its own benefit. In Staphylococcus aureus, an opportunistic pathogen of the human host, known for the diversity of the disease conditions it inflicts and the rapid evolution of antibiotic resistance, virulence is a consequence of having a highly plastic genome that is amenable to quick reprogramming and the ability to express a diverse arsenal of virulence factors. Virulence factors that are secreted to the host milieu effectively manipulate the host conditions to favor bacterial survival and growth. They assist in colonization, nutrient acquisition, immune evasion, and systemic spread. The structural and functional characteristics of the secreted virulence proteins have been shaped to assist S. aureus in thriving and disseminating effectively within the host environment and exploiting the host resources to its best benefit. With the aim of highlighting the importance of secreted virulence proteins in bacterial virulence, the present chapter provides a comprehensive account of the role of the major secreted proteins of S. aureus in orchestrating its virulence in the human host.
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- Dileep Francis
- Department of Life Sciences, Kristu Jayanti College, Autonomous, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Life Sciences, Kristu Jayanti College, Autonomous, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, Kristu Jayanti College, Autonomous, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
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Zhang Z, Song Y, Ma L, Huang K, Liang Z. Co-Occurrence of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and Ochratoxin A in Pasteurized Milk. Toxins (Basel) 2022; 14:toxins14100718. [PMID: 36287986 PMCID: PMC9612031 DOI: 10.3390/toxins14100718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Pathogens and mycotoxins are serious public health risks for humans and food safety in milk. This study concentrated on detecting <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and Ochratoxin A (OTA) in 210 pasteurized milk from ten urban Beijing districts to suggest the co-occurrence of <i>S. aureus</i> with toxin-producing genes and OTA in milk and the possible risk. <i>S. aureus</i> was identified by physiological and biochemical experiments and molecular biology experiments, and enterotoxin genes were identified by PCR. OTA was detected by LC-MS/MS. The study found 29 isolates of <i>S. aureus</i>, of which 17.24% had the sea gene encoding enterotoxin A. OTA was detected in 31 out of 120 samples and the maximum amount of detection was 18.8 μg/kg. The results of this study indicate that when failing to guarantee the cold chain, the presence of <i>S. aureus</i> with enterotoxin genes in milk will present a risk to food safety. Furthermore, the high detection rates and levels of OTA in milk suggest that OTA is a hidden risk. The co-occurrence of <i>S. aureus</i> and OTA in milk is a food safety concern and there is a need to control the occurrence of these two biohazards in milk.
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- Zhenzhen Zhang
- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing JTM International Food Co., Ltd., Beijing 101400, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
- The Supervision, Inspection and Testing Center of Genetically Modified Organisms, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
- The Supervision, Inspection and Testing Center of Genetically Modified Organisms, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100083, China
- Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
- The Supervision, Inspection and Testing Center of Genetically Modified Organisms, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100083, China
- Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-010-6273-7055
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Wang L, Liu L, Liu Y, Wang F, Zhou X. Antimicrobial performance of novel glutathione-conjugated silver nanoclusters (GSH@AgNCs) against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus by membrane-damage and biofilm-inhibition mechanisms. Food Res Int 2022; 160:111680. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.111680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Functional and Immunological Studies Revealed a Second Superantigen Toxin in Staphylococcal Enterotoxin C Producing Staphylococcus aureus Strains. Toxins (Basel) 2022; 14:toxins14090595. [PMID: 36136533 PMCID: PMC9504012 DOI: 10.3390/toxins14090595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus is a human and animal pathogen as well as a commensal bacterium. It can be a causative agent of severe, life-threatening infections with high mortality, e.g., toxic shock syndrome, septic shock, and multi-organ failure. S. aureus strains secrete a number of toxins. Exotoxins/enterotoxins are considered important in the pathogenesis of the above-mentioned conditions. Exotoxins, e.g., superantigen toxins, cause uncontrolled and polyclonal T cell activation and unregulated activation of inflammatory cytokines. Here we show the importance of genomic analysis of infectious strains in order to identify disease-causing exotoxins. Further, we show through functional analysis of superantigenic properties of staphylococcal exotoxins that even very small amounts of a putative superantigenic contaminant can have a significant mitogenic effect. The results show expression and production of two distinct staphylococcal exotoxins, SEC and SEL, in several strains from clinical isolates. Antibodies against both toxins are required to neutralise the superantigenic activity of staphylococcal supernatants and purified staphylococcal toxins.
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Prevalence, Enterotoxigenic Potential and Antimicrobial Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Isolated from Algerian Ready to Eat Foods. Toxins (Basel) 2021; 13:toxins13120835. [PMID: 34941673 PMCID: PMC8707561 DOI: 10.3390/toxins13120835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus causes a foodborne intoxication due to the production of enterotoxins and shows antimicrobial resistance, as in the case of methicillin-resistant strains (MRSA). Herein, we analyzed 207 ready-to-eat foods collected in Algeria, reporting a S. aureus prevalence of 23.2% (48/207) and respective loads of coagulase positive staphylococci (CPS) ranging from 1.00 ± 0.5 to 5.11 ± 0.24 Log CFU/g. The 48 S. aureus isolates were widely characterized by staphylococcal enterotoxin gene (SEg)-typing and 16S-23S rDNA intergenic spacer region (ISR)-PCR, as well as by detecting tst and mecA genes, genetic determinants of toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 and methicillin resistance, respectively. We found that the S. aureus isolates belonged to seven different SEg-types harboring the following combinations of genes: (1) selW, selX; (2) egc (seG, seI, seM, seN, seO), selW, selX; (3) seA, seH, seK, seQ, selW, selX; (4) seB, selW, selX; (5) seD, selJ, seR, selW, selX; (6) seH, selW, selX, selY; and (7) seA, egc, selW, selX, while among these, 2.1% and 4.2% were tst- and mecA- (staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec-type IV) positive, respectively. Selected strains belonging to the 12 detected ISR-types were resistant towards antimicrobials including benzylpenicillin, ofloxacin, erythromycin, lincomycin, tetracyclin, kanamycin, oxacillin, and cefoxitin; 8.3% (1/12) were confirmed as MRSA and 16.7% (2/12) were multidrug resistant. The present study shows the heterogeneity of the S. aureus population in Algerian ready-to-eat foods as for their toxigenic potential and antimicrobial resistance, shedding the light on the quality and safety related to the consume of ready-to-eat foods in Algeria.
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Garbacz K, Kwapisz E, Piechowicz L, Wierzbowska M. Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from the Oral Cavity: Phage Susceptibility in Relation to Antibiotic Resistance. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:antibiotics10111329. [PMID: 34827268 PMCID: PMC8614989 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10111329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Nowadays, research on bacteriophage therapy and its potential use in combination with antibiotics has been gaining momentum. One hundred and ten oral Staphylococcus aureus isolates were phage-typed and their antibiotic resistance was determined by standard and molecular methods. The prevalence of MSSA and MRSA strains was 89.1% and 10.9%, respectively. Nearly all (91.8%) analyzed isolates, whether MSSA or MRSA, were susceptible to the phages used from the international set. The highest lytic activity showed phages 79 and 52 A from lytic group I. The predominant phage groups were mixed, the I+III group and a mixed group containing phages from at least three various lytic groups. S. aureus strains sensitive to phage group I were usually resistant to penicillin and susceptible to ciprofloxacin, whereas the strains typeable with group V or group V with the 95 phage were susceptible to most antibiotics. Epidemic CA-MRSA strains (SCCmecIV) of phage type 80/81 carried Panton–Valentine leucocidin genes. Considering the high sensitivity of oral S. aureus to the analyzed phages and the promising results of phage therapies reported by other authors, phage cocktails or phage-antibiotic combinations may potentially find applications in both the prevention and eradication of staphylococcal infections.
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- Katarzyna Garbacz
- Department of Oral Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-204 Gdansk, Poland; (E.K.); (M.W.)
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- Department of Oral Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-204 Gdansk, Poland; (E.K.); (M.W.)
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-204 Gdansk, Poland;
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- Department of Oral Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-204 Gdansk, Poland; (E.K.); (M.W.)
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Qian C, Castañeda-Gulla K, Sattlegger E, Mutukumira AN. Enterotoxigenicity and genetic relatedness of Staphylococcus aureus in a commercial poultry plant and poultry farm. Int J Food Microbiol 2021; 363:109454. [PMID: 34756454 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2021.109454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Raw (fresh) and frozen poultry products are frequently associated with Staphylococcus aureus contamination. New Zealand is among the developed countries with high incidences of staphylococcal food poisoning. The study investigated the S. aureus isolates obtained from various stages of poultry production, to determine the primary source of contamination. Viable cell counts of S. aureus were enumerated using Petrifilm™ Staph Express Count Plates, and the isolates were confirmed by Gram-stain and coagulase-positive test. Sixty S. aureus isolates were further confirmed by PCR. The PCR analysis used primers that specifically amplifies a fragment of the femA gene, unique to S. aureus. The confirmed S. aureus strains were further examined for enterotoxigenicity by PCR. Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) was then used to identify sequence types (STs) of the sixty isolates of S. aureus. The relatedness of the sequence types was investigated by eBURST. In this study, it was observed that all samples from the processing plant and live chickens at the farm were contaminated by S. aureus. Fifty-nine (59) of the 60 isolates were enterotoxigenic carrying enterotoxin genes: seg, sei, seh, sek, sel, sem, sen, or seo. The sixty isolates were categorised into six different sequence types: ST5, ST2594, ST101, ST83, ST398, ST1; where ST5, ST83 and ST2594 belonged to the Clonal Complex (CC) 5 with ST5 being the clonal ancestor. The sources of S. aureus contamination in the final poultry products were linked to fresh mechanically separated meat, fresh skin, fresh skin-on-breast fillet, rubber fingers on mechanical pluckers, and live chickens at the farm. The skin of live chickens at the farm was most likely the origin of S. aureus contamination on equipment and final products. Not all identified S. aureus strains at the farm were observed in the final products. Therefore, further investigation on other potential contamination sources such as gloves and knives used at the processing plant, and feeders and drinkers at the farm level is recommended.
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- Cheng Qian
- School of Food and Advanced Technology, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Natural and Computational Sciences, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Food and Advanced Technology, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Effect of Temperature on the Expression of Classical Enterotoxin Genes among Staphylococci Associated with Bovine Mastitis. Pathogens 2021; 10:pathogens10080975. [PMID: 34451439 PMCID: PMC8398761 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10080975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Staphylococcal food poisoning (SFP), caused by the contamination of staphylococcal enterotoxins, is a common foodborne disease worldwide. The aims of this study were: (1) to investigate classical staphylococcal enterotoxin genes, sea, seb, sec, sed, and see, among Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) associated with bovine mastitis; (2) to determine the effect of temperature on the expression of classical staphylococcal enterotoxin genes in staphylococci in milk. The detection of classical staphylococcal enterotoxin genes was performed using S. aureus (n = 51) and CNS (n = 47). The expression of classical enterotoxin genes, including sea, seb, sec, and see, was determined during the growth of staphylococci in milk subjected to ultra-high-temperature processing at two different temperatures: 8 °C and room temperature. Classical staphylococcal enterotoxin genes were expressed more frequently in S. aureus (35.30%) than in CNS (12.77%). The sec gene was most frequently detected in S. aureus (29.41%) and CNS (6.38%). Moreover, the expression of sea and sec was significantly higher at room temperature than at 8 °C after 16 h of incubation (p < 0.05). These results emphasize the importance of maintaining the storage temperature of milk below 8 °C to reduce the risk of SFP.
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Petróczki FM, Pásztor Á, Szűcs KD, Pál K, Kardos G, Albert E, Horváth B, Ungvári E, Béri B, Peles F. Occurrence and Characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus in a Hungarian Dairy Farm during a Control Program. Pathogens 2021; 10:pathogens10020104. [PMID: 33494548 PMCID: PMC7911970 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10020104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 01/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In this research, our aim was to assess the occurrence of Staphylococcus aureus in a Hungarian large-scale dairy farm during the S. aureus control program conducted in the course of our studies. Furthermore, the phenotypic and genotypic properties of the isolates (type of haemolysis, antibiotic susceptibility, staphylococcal enterotoxin (SE) gene carrying ability and spa type) were determined. S. aureus was detected in all bulk tank milk samples collected during this study. Two different spa types were identified among the 17 strains isolated in the farm. A total of 14 of the 17 studied strains (82%) showed β-haemolysis on blood agar, 2/17 strains (12%) expressed double zone and 1/17 strains (6%) showed weak β-haemolysis. All strains were susceptible to most antibiotics tested (cefoxitin, chloramphenicol, clindamycin, erythromycin, gentamicin, tetracycline and trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole), but all strains were resistant to penicillin G. A total of 11 of the 17 strains (65%) were found to harbour seg, sei, selm, seln, selo genes; 4/17 strains (24%) harboured sei, selm, seln, selo genes and 2/17 strains (11%) harboured sei gene. Since the new SEs/SEls can also cause foodborne outbreaks potentially and all strains were found to be resistant to penicillin G, it is essential to decrease and keep the prevalence of S. aureus low in the dairy farm and the implementation of the S. aureus control program is also highly justified. The results showed that the S. aureus count decreased by the end of our studies, so the control program was proved to be effective.
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- Flóra M. Petróczki
- Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, Institute of Food Science, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (K.P.); (F.P.)
- Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, Doctoral School of Animal Science, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +36-30-994-3360
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- Pázmány Péter Catholic University, 1088 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, Institute of Food Science, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (K.P.); (F.P.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
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- Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine, H-2225 Üllő, Hungary;
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- Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, Doctoral School of Animal Science, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
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- Department of Bacteriology, Mycology and Parasitology, National Public Health Center, 1097 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
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- Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, Institute of Food Science, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (K.P.); (F.P.)
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Kwapisz E, Garbacz K, Kosecka-Strojek M, Schubert J, Bania J, Międzobrodzki J. Presence of egc-positive major clones ST 45, 30 and 22 among methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible oral Staphylococcus aureus strains. Sci Rep 2020; 10:18889. [PMID: 33144661 PMCID: PMC7609576 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76009-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The oral cavity may comprise a significant reservoir for Staphylococcus aureus but the data on molecular epidemiology and clonal distribution of oral strains are really scarce. This study aimed to evaluate the clonal relatedness in S. aureus isolated from oral cavity and their relationship with carriage of virulence genes, and antimicrobial resistance profiles. A total of 139 oral S. aureus isolates were obtained from 2327 analysed oral samples of dental patients. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed. Isolates were characterized using protein A gene (spa) typing, spa-CC clonal complexes, toxin genes and SCCmec typing for MRSA. High resistance rates for penicillin, tetracycline and gentamicin were detected, respectively 58.3%, 42.4%, and 35.2%. Twelve (8.6%) S. aureus isolates were identified as MRSA. All of MRSA isolates were mecA-positive and mecC-negative. SCCmec IV was the most common type (66.7%), which was typical for community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA). Overall, the enterotoxin gene cluster (egc) was the most frequent detected virulence factor (44.9%), both in MSSA and MRSA isolates. Presence of genes encoding for the enterotoxins (sea, seb, sec, seh, sek), exfoliative toxin A (eta), and toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (tst) was also observed. Strains carrying lukS-PV/lukF-PV genes belonged to SCCmecV- spa type t437. The most prevalent spa types were t091, t015, t084, t002, t571, and t026 among all 57 identified. Spa types, including 3 new ones, grouped in 6 different spa-CC clonal complexes, with four major dominated; CC45, CC30, CC5, and CC15. This study demonstrated that both methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant major European clones of S. aureus could be isolated from the oral cavity of dental patients, with the emergence of PVL-positive CA-MRSA strains. The oral cavity should be considered as a possible source of toxigenic egc-positive S. aureus strains, in terms of potential risk of cross-infection and dissemination to other body sites.
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- Ewa Kwapisz
- Department of Oral Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Oral Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Consumer Health Protection, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Consumer Health Protection, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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Gong S, Fei P, Sun Q, Guo L, Jiang L, Duo K, Bi X, Yun X. Action mode of cranberry anthocyanin on physiological and morphological properties of Staphylococcus aureus and its application in cooked meat. Food Microbiol 2020; 94:103632. [PMID: 33279064 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2020.103632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This study researched the action mode of cranberry anthocyanin (CA) against Staphylococcus aureus and the effect of CA on the counts of S. aureus and the quantity of cooked meat during storage. The antibacterial effect was assessed by minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and survival populations of S. aureus strains after CA treatments. The changes in intracellular adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) concentration, cell membrane potential, content of bacterial protein and cell morphology were analyzed to reveal possible action mode. Application potentials of CA as antimicrobial agent were assessed during storage of cooked pork and beef. The result showed that the MIC of CA against S. aureus strains was 5 mg/mL. Approximately 8 log CFU/mL of S. aureus strains can be completely inhibited after treatment with 2.0 MIC of CA for 0.5 h. Treatments of CA resulted in lower intracellular ATP and soluble protein levels, damaged membrane structure and leakage of cytoplasmic. Application of CA on cooked pork and beef caused a significant decrease in S. aureus counts and pH values, and color-darkening compared with control samples. These findings demonstrated that CA played an effective antimicrobial against S. aureus and had a potential as natural preservative to inhibit the growth of food pathogens.
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- Shaoying Gong
- Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China.
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- Heilongjiang Institute for Food and Drug Control, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Heilongjiang Institute for Food and Drug Control, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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Merda D, Felten A, Vingadassalon N, Denayer S, Titouche Y, Decastelli L, Hickey B, Kourtis C, Daskalov H, Mistou MY, Hennekinne JA. NAuRA: Genomic Tool to Identify Staphylococcal Enterotoxins in Staphylococcus aureus Strains Responsible for FoodBorne Outbreaks. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1483. [PMID: 32714310 PMCID: PMC7344154 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Food contamination by staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) is responsible for many food poisoning outbreaks (FPOs) each year, and they represent the third leading cause of FPOs in Europe. SEs constitute a protein family with 27 proteins. However, enzyme immunoassays can only detect directly in food the five classical SEs (SEA-SEE). Thus, molecular characterization methods of strains found in food are now used for FPO investigations. Here, we describe the development and implementation of a genomic analysis tool called NAuRA (Nice automatic Research of alleles) that can detect the presence of 27 SEs genes in just one analysis- and create a database of allelic data and protein variants for harmonizing analyses. This tool uses genome assembly data and the 27 protein sequences of SEs. To include the different divergence levels between SE-coding genes, parameters of coverage and identity were generated from 10,000 simulations and a dataset of 244 assembled genomes from strains responsible for outbreaks in Europe as well as the RefSeq reference database. Based on phylogenetic inference performed using maximum-likelihood on the core genomes of the strains in this collection, we demonstrated that strains responsible for FPOs are distributed throughout the phylogenetic tree. Moreover, 71 toxin profiles were obtained using the NAuRA pipeline and these profiles do not follow the evolutionary history of strains. This study presents a pioneering method to investigate strains isolated from food at the genomic level and to analyze the diversity of all 27 SE-coding genes together.
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- Déborah Merda
- French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES), University of Paris-Est, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES), University of Paris-Est, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES), University of Paris-Est, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Scientific Service of FoodBorne Pathogens, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Analytical Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Mouloud Mammeri, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria
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- National Reference Laboratory for Coagulase-Positive Including Staphylococcus aureus, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, Turin, Italy
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- State General Laboratory, Food Microbiology Laboratory, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- National Center of Food Safety, NDRVI, BFSA, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES), University of Paris-Est, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES), University of Paris-Est, Maisons-Alfort, France
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Rajkovic A, Jovanovic J, Monteiro S, Decleer M, Andjelkovic M, Foubert A, Beloglazova N, Tsilla V, Sas B, Madder A, De Saeger S, Uyttendaele M. Detection of toxins involved in foodborne diseases caused by Gram‐positive bacteria. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2020; 19:1605-1657. [DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Revised: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Andreja Rajkovic
- Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Food Preservation, Department of Food Technology, Safety and Health, Faculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent University Ghent Belgium
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- Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Food Preservation, Department of Food Technology, Safety and Health, Faculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent University Ghent Belgium
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- Laboratorio Analises, Instituto Superior TecnicoUniversidade de Lisboa Lisbon Portugal
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- Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Food Preservation, Department of Food Technology, Safety and Health, Faculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent University Ghent Belgium
- Laboratory of Food Analysis, Department of Bioanalysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesGhent University Ghent Belgium
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- Operational Directorate Food, Medicines and Consumer SafetyService for Chemical Residues and Contaminants Brussels Belgium
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- Laboratory of Food Analysis, Department of Bioanalysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesGhent University Ghent Belgium
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- Laboratory of Food Analysis, Department of Bioanalysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesGhent University Ghent Belgium
- Nanotechnology Education and Research CenterSouth Ural State University Chelyabinsk Russia
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- Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Food Preservation, Department of Food Technology, Safety and Health, Faculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent University Ghent Belgium
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- Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Food Preservation, Department of Food Technology, Safety and Health, Faculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent University Ghent Belgium
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- Laboratorium for Organic and Biomimetic Chemistry, Department of Organic and Macromolecular ChemistryGhent University Ghent Belgium
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- Laboratory of Food Analysis, Department of Bioanalysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesGhent University Ghent Belgium
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- Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Food Preservation, Department of Food Technology, Safety and Health, Faculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent University Ghent Belgium
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Staphylococcus argenteus isolated from retail foods in China: Incidence, antibiotic resistance, biofilm formation and toxin gene profile. Food Microbiol 2020; 91:103531. [PMID: 32539963 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2020.103531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Staphylococcus argenteus is a novel species of coagulase-positive staphylococci which was separated from Staphylococcus aureus in 2014. It can threaten human health like S. aureus but can not identify with conventional biochemical or other phenotypic testing. From 2011 to 2016, 1581 S. aureus strains were isolated from 4300 samples from retail foods covering most provincial capitals in China. According to multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and PCR confirmation, 7.2% of isolates (114/1581) were confirmed as S. argenteus. The pathogen was distributed in 22 of 39 sampled cities and all food types. Interestingly, most S. argenteus positive samples were collected from coastal cities in South China. MLST detected 8 different sequence types (STs), including five new STs. CC2250 was the predominant lineage of S. argenteus, followed by CC1223. To further characterize the isolates, their antibiotic resistance, virulence genes, biofilm formation and biofilm-related genes were examined. The pvl gene was not detected in S. argenteus, and only 1 isolate (0.9%) was positive for the tsst-1 gene. For 18 enterotoxin genes, 16.7% (19/114) of isolates harboured more than three genes, whereas 70.2% (80/114) of isolates had none of the investigated genes. Penicillin and ampicillin were the major antibiotics to which the S. argenteus isolates were resistant, followed by tetracycline, kanamycin and fusidic acid. A total of 94.7% of isolates had the ability to produce biofilms and all isolates harboured icaA, fnbA, and fib genes. Other biofilm-related genes, such as eno, clfB, fnbB, and icaC, were also found in 99.1%, 92.1%, 88.6%, and 74.6% of isolates, respectively. This study is the first systematic investigation of the prevalence of S. argenteus in retail foods in China and shows their ubiquity in food. We also provide comprehensive surveillance of the incidence of S. argenteus in retail foods and information to enable more accurate and effective treatment of infections of this new species.
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Katkowska M, Garbacz K, Kopala W, Schubert J, Bania J. Genetic diversity and antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus aureus from recurrent tonsillitis in children. APMIS 2019; 128:211-219. [PMID: 31692060 DOI: 10.1111/apm.13007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus in the tonsils of children subjected tonsillectomy due to recurrent tonsilitis and to determine the spa types of the pathogens, carriage of virulence genes and antimicrobial resistance profiles. The study included 73 tonsillectomized children. Bacteria, including S. aureus were isolated from tonsillar surface prior to tonsillectomy, recovered from tonsillar core at the time of the surgery, and from posterior pharynx 2-4 weeks after the procedure. Staphylococcus aureus isolates were compared by spa typing, tested for antimicrobial susceptibility and for the presence of superantigenic toxin genes (sea-seu, eta, etb, tst, lukS/lukF-PV) by multiplex polymerase chain reaction. Seventy-three patients (mean 7.1 ± 4.1 years, 61.6% male) were assessed. The most commonly isolated bacteria were S. aureus. The largest proportion of staphylococcal isolates originated from tonsillar core (63%), followed by tonsillar surface (45.1%) and posterior pharynx in tonsillectomized children (18.2%, p = 0.007). Five (6.3%) isolates were identified as MRSA (mecA-positive). Up to 67.5% of the isolates synthesized penicillinases (blaZ-positive isolates), and 8.8% displayed MLSB resistance. The superantigenic toxin genes were detected in more than half of examined isolates (56.3%). spa types t091, t084, and t002, and clonal complexes (CCs) CC7, CC45, and CC30 turned out to be most common. Staphylococcus aureus associated with RT in children showed pathogenicity potential and considerable genetic diversity, and no clones were found to be specific for this condition although further studies are needed.
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- Marta Katkowska
- Department of Oral Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Oral Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Voivodeship Specialist Children's Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Consumer Health Protection, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Consumer Health Protection, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland
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Vaiyapuri M, Joseph TC, Rao BM, Lalitha KV, Prasad MM. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Seafood: Prevalence, Laboratory Detection, Clonal Nature, and Control in Seafood Chain. J Food Sci 2019; 84:3341-3351. [PMID: 31769517 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.14915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a versatile pathogen bearing multiple virulence determinants, is increasingly being detected in various food-producing animals, including fish. In addition, it is a potential food poisoning agent. MRSA is not an inherent microbiota of fish; its presence is attributed to pre- or postharvest contamination through fish handlers, water, ice, and processing equipment. Several reviews have been written on MRSA in clinical as well as the food animal-producing sector, but information specific to MRSA in seafood is scant. This review puts forth insights on MRSA detection in seafood, antibiotic resistance, diversity of clones in seafood, and possible control measures in seafood production chain. Emphasis has been given on assessing the variations in the protocols employed for isolation and identification in different food matrices and lay the foundation for researchers to develop optimized procedure.
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- Murugadas Vaiyapuri
- Microbiology, Fermentation and Biotechnology (MFB) Division, ICAR-Central Inst. of Fisheries Technology (ICAR-CIFT), Willingdon Island, Cochin, 682029, India
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- Microbiology, Fermentation and Biotechnology (MFB) Division, ICAR-Central Inst. of Fisheries Technology (ICAR-CIFT), Willingdon Island, Cochin, 682029, India
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Lee GY, Lee HH, Hwang SY, Hong J, Lyoo KS, Yang SJ. Carriage of Staphylococcus schleiferi from canine otitis externa: antimicrobial resistance profiles and virulence factors associated with skin infection. J Vet Sci 2019; 20:e6. [PMID: 30944529 PMCID: PMC6441802 DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2019.20.e6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Revised: 02/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The recent emergence of Staphylococcus schleiferi in dogs with otitis externa or skin and soft tissue infections has become a significant zoonotic issues. In the current study, we investigated 1) the carriage rates of S. schleiferi among major staphylococci in healthy dogs and dogs with otitis externa, 2) antibiotic susceptibility profiles of S. schleiferi, particularly methicillin resistance (MR), and 3) virulence factors associated with skin and soft tissue infections such as ability to form biofilm, resistance to cationic antimicrobial peptides (CAMPs), and carriage of staphylococcal enterotoxin genes. Among the 21 S. schleiferi isolates, 5 isolates (24%) were determined to be methicillin-resistant (MRSS). Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) typing revealed the presence of SCCmec type V in 4 MRSS isolates and type VII in one MRSS. Higher levels of antibiotic resistance, especially multidrug resistance, were observed in MRSS isolates compared to the methicillin-susceptible S. schleiferi (MSSS) isolates. In addition, MRSS isolates exhibited enhanced ability to form biofilm under static condition and all the 5 MRSS isolates carried three or more enterotoxin genes. However, there were no significant differences in resistance to CAMPs between MRSS and MSSS isolates. These findings suggest that coagulase-negative S. schleiferi is becoming more prevalent in canine otitis externa cases. Our results also highlight the presence of multidrug-resistant MRSS isolates with enhanced biofilm production and carriage of multiple enterotoxins.
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- Gi Yong Lee
- Department of Animal Science and Technology, School of Bioresources and Bioscience, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 17546, Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, School of Bioresources and Bioscience, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 17546, Korea
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- Korea Consumer Agency, Test & Research Department, Food & Microbiology Team, Eumseong 27738, Korea
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- Korea Zoonosis Research Institute, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54896, Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, School of Bioresources and Bioscience, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 17546, Korea
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Kang J, Jin W, Wang J, Sun Y, Wu X, Liu L. Antibacterial and anti-biofilm activities of peppermint essential oil against Staphylococcus aureus. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2018.11.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Saka E, Terzi Gulel G. Detection of Enterotoxin Genes and Methicillin-Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Water Buffalo Milk and Dairy Products. J Food Sci 2018; 83:1716-1722. [PMID: 29802728 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.14172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2017] [Revised: 03/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The aim of this study was to analyze the presence of genes encoding staphylococcal enterotoxins and methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained from water buffalo milk and dairy products. A total of 200 samples (100 raw milk, 50 clotted cream, and 50 cheese samples) was collected from different dairy farms and smallholders in Samsun, Turkey. All samples were analyzed using the standard procedure EN ISO 6888-1 and isolates were confirmed for the presence of the target 16S rRNA specific for Staphylococcus genus specific and nuc gene specific for S. aureus species by PCR. S. aureus was identified in 30 of 100 milk (30%), 9 of 50 clotted cream (18%), and 17 of 50 cheese (34%) samples. A total of 99 isolates was confirmed as S. aureus. Genotypic methicillin resistance was evaluated using PCR for the mecA gene. Out of 99 isolates, nine (9%) were found to be methicillin resistant (mecA gene positive). Twelve out of 99 (12%) S. aureus isolates were found positive for one or more genes encoding the enterotoxins. The gene coding for enterotoxin, sea, was the most frequent (five isolates, 41.6%), followed by sec (two isolates, 16.6%), sed (1 isolates, 8.3%) and see (1 isolate, 8.3%). While three isolates (25%) contained both sec and sed, none of the samples was positive for seb. In conclusion, the presence of se gene-positive and methicillin-resistant S. aureus in buffalo milk and products revealed that consumption of these products is a potential risk of foodborne infection in this region. PRACTICAL APPLICATION Enterotoxigenic and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in milk and dairy products is an important public health problem. Especially in traditional dairy products, Staphylococcal enterotoxins may cause food poisoning due to consumption of raw or unpasteurized milk products.
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- Erdem Saka
- Dept. of Bacteriological Diagnosis Laboratory, Samsun Veterinary Control Inst., Atakum, Turkey
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- Dept. of Food Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Univ. of Ondokuz Mayis, Samsun, Turkey
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Miyahira RF, Santos EA, Leão RS, de Freitas-Almeida AC, Queiroz ML. Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Enterotoxin-Encoding Genes in Staphylococcus spp. Recovered from Kitchen Equipment from a University Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Microb Drug Resist 2018; 24:995-1001. [PMID: 29653479 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2016.0309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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This study was conducted to determine the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance and enterotoxin-encoding genes (EEGs) in Staphylococcus spp. recovered from equipment used to prepare hospital meals, in a university hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sixty samples were collected from semi-industrial equipment (one blender and one mixer) in the hospital's kitchen. Resistance genes and SCCmec types were detected by PCR. From the 40 isolates of Staphylococcus spp. identified, 8 were Staphylococcus aureus. Thirty-two (80%) Staphylococcus spp. isolates were resistant to at least one antimicrobial agent. Resistance genetic determinants were detected: erm gene (Staphylococcus epidermidis [n = 2]; Staphylococcus hominis [n = 1]), mecA gene (S. epidermidis [n = 2]), and aa(6')-aph(2'') gene (Staphylococcus caprae [n = 1], S. epidermidis [n = 2], S. hominis [n = 1], Staphylococcus pausteri [n = 1], Staphylococcus simulans [n = 1], and Staphylococcus warneri [n = 1]). The presence of at least one EEG in 83% (n = 33) of the isolates was identified. Two strains of S. epidermidis were methicillin-resistant S. epidermidis (MRSE) and harboring SCCmec type IV. Staphylococcus spp. contaminated some hospital kitchen's equipment, indicating that hygiene procedures should be improved. Results also indicate that meals can be a vehicle to disseminate multiresistant Staphylococcus spp., including MRSE, and Staphylococcus with EEGs.
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- Roberta Fontanive Miyahira
- Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro-UERJ , Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro-UERJ , Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro-UERJ , Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro-UERJ , Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro-UERJ , Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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Infection with enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus as a concern in patients with gastroenteritis. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 2017; 9:111-114. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2017.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Revised: 01/19/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Xu Y, Shi C, Wu Q, Zheng Z, Liu P, Li G, Peng X, Xia X. Antimicrobial Activity of Punicalagin Against Staphylococcus aureus and Its Effect on Biofilm Formation. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2017; 14:282-287. [DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2016.2226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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- Yunfeng Xu
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- Food and Bioengineering College, Xuchang University, Xuchang, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
- Sino-US Joint Research Center for Food Safety, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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Schubert J, Podkowik M, Bystroń J, Bania J. Production of Staphylococcal Enterotoxins D and R in Milk and Meat Juice byStaphylococcus aureusStrains. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2017; 14:223-230. [DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2016.2210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Justyna Schubert
- Department of Food Hygiene and Consumer Health Protection, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Consumer Health Protection, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Consumer Health Protection, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Consumer Health Protection, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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Staphylococcus enterotoxin profile of China isolates and the superantigenicity of some novel enterotoxins. Arch Microbiol 2017; 199:723-736. [PMID: 28235987 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-017-1345-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2016] [Revised: 12/28/2016] [Accepted: 01/20/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The genus of staphylococcus widely distributes in environments and contributes to a variety of animal and human diseases. The enterotoxins (SEs) secreted by this type of pathogen have been the leading cause of bacterial toxic shock syndrome and food poisoning, and thus present a substantial concern to public health. In this study, we analyzed the superantigen profile of 122 staphylococcus strains isolated from diverse sources. When screened for the presence and prevalence of 17 known se or se-like (sel) genes, except selj, all other genes were detected in these isolates. In particular, 95.9% of the isolates harbored at least one se/sel gene. Moreover, 47.5% of them bore at least 5. Remarkably, several non-pathogenic species of animal- and environment-origin were also found to carry multiple se/sels. The most frequent genes detected were tsst (62.3%), sei (54.1%), and seb (46.7%), followed by some sel genes (selo, selu, and selm), which also were present at relatively high frequency (20-30%). The generated data improved understanding of strain-specific differences in enterotoxin expression. The gene products of the latter (selo and selu) were subsequently analyzed for their antigenicity in a mouse model using purified E. coli-based recombinant proteins. The studies revealed a strong activity for SEO in induction of T-lymphocyte proliferation and production of various inflammatory cytokines either in vivo or in vitro. In contrast, SEU exhibited little superantigenic effects. The molecular basis for the difference in antigenicity was analyzed by 3D homology remodeling, which revealed a difference in binding and affinities for MHC-II molecules and TCR Vβ region.
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Nagaraj S, Ramlal S, Kingston J, Batra HV. Development of IgY based sandwich ELISA for the detection of staphylococcal enterotoxin G (SEG), an egc toxin. Int J Food Microbiol 2016; 237:136-141. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2016.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Revised: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Schubert J, Podkowik M, Bystroń J, Bania J. Production of staphylococcal enterotoxins in microbial broth and milk by Staphylococcus aureus strains harboring seh gene. Int J Food Microbiol 2016; 235:36-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2016.06.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2016] [Revised: 05/25/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bierowiec K, Płoneczka-Janeczko K, Rypuła K. Is the Colonisation of Staphylococcus aureus in Pets Associated with Their Close Contact with Owners? PLoS One 2016; 11:e0156052. [PMID: 27227897 PMCID: PMC4882014 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2015] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In human beings and animals, staphylococci constitute part of the normal microbial population. Staphylococcus aureus could be classified as an opportunistic pathogen because the bacteria are noted in clinically healthy individuals, but when the immune system becomes compromised, they can also cause a wide range of infections. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that cats who are in close contact with their owners are at the greatest risk of being colonised with S. aureus. Two groups of cats were investigated: single, pet (domestic) cats that do not have outdoor access; and a local population of feral cats living in urban areas. The prevalence of S. aureus in domestic cats was 19.17%, while it's prevalence in the feral cat population was only 8.3%; which was statistically significant. Analysis of antibiotic resistance, at the genotypic as well as phenotypic level, showed that S. aureus isolates from pet cats were more likely to harbour antibiotic resistant determinants. The prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in households was 10.21%, while in feral cats it was only 1.4%. In conclusion, this study has revealed a correlation between close contact with humans and a higher risk of the cats being colonised with S. aureus and harbouring the antibiotic resistant determinants.
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- Karolina Bierowiec
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Administration, Department of Epizootiology with Clinic of Birds and Exotic Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Administration, Department of Epizootiology with Clinic of Birds and Exotic Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Administration, Department of Epizootiology with Clinic of Birds and Exotic Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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Virulence gene profiles in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from cows with subclinical mastitis in eastern Poland. J DAIRY RES 2016; 83:228-35. [PMID: 27032339 DOI: 10.1017/s002202991600008x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Staphylococcus aureus is arguably the most important pathogen involved in bovine mastitis. The aim of this study was to determine the virulence gene profiles of 124 Staph. aureus isolates from subclinical mastitis in cows in eastern Poland. The presence of 30 virulence genes encoding adhesins, proteases and superantigenic toxins was investigated by PCR. The 17 different combinations of adhesin genes were identified. Occurrence of eno (91·1%) and fib (82·3%) genes was found to be common. The frequency of other adhesion genes fnbA, fnbB, ebps were 14·5, 50, 25%, respectively, and for cna and bbp were 1·6%. The etA and etD genes, encoding exfoliative toxins, were present in genomes of 5·6 and 8·9% isolates, respectively. The splA and sspA, encoding serine protease, were detected in above 90% isolates. The most frequent enterotoxin genes were sei (21%), sem (19·4%), sen (19·4%), seg (18·5%) and seo (13·7%). The tst gene was harboured by 2·4% isolates. The 19 combinations of the superantigenic toxin genes were obtained and found in 35·5% of isolates. Three of them (seg, sei, sem, sen, seo; sec, seg, sei, sem, sen, seo and seg, sei, sem, sen) were the most frequent and found in 16·1% of the isolates. The most common virulotype, present in 17·7% of the isolates, was fib, eno, fnbB, splA, splE, sspA. The results indicate the variation in the presence of virulence genes in Staph. aureus isolates and considerable diversity of isolates that are able to cause mastitis in cows.
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Rodríguez A, Gordillo R, Andrade M, Córdoba J, Rodríguez M. Development of an efficient real-time PCR assay to quantify enterotoxin-producing staphylococci in meat products. Food Control 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2015.07.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Alibayov B, Zdenkova K, Sykorova H, Demnerova K. Molecular analysis of Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity islands (SaPI) and their superantigens combination of food samples. J Microbiol Methods 2015; 107:197-204. [PMID: 25447888 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2014.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2014] [Revised: 10/24/2014] [Accepted: 10/25/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Staphylococcus aureus produces a wide variety of superantigenic activity Staphylococcal enterotoxins (SE) and they are a major cause of food poisoning. These superantigens are associated with mobile genetic elements such as plasmids, prophages and S. aureus pathogenicity islands (SaPI). The presence of well-known eight SaPI integrase and 13 enterotoxin genes (sea, seb, sec, sed, see, seg, seh, sei, sej, sel, sek, seq, and tst) in 93 S. aureus strains were investigated. All S. aureus isolates were characterized by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), and the genes were detected using five sets of multiplex PCR (mPCR). The most predominant toxin genes were sea (19%), seb (15%), sec (54%), sell (48%), selk (46%), selq (52%), seg (22%), and sei (19%). Analysis showed that many S. aureus isolates harbored multiple toxin genes. An mPCR-based assay was developed for the determination of all SaPI and their superantigen gene combinations. Twenty three isolates revealed the gene combination sec, sell and tst, typical of the SaPIbov1 and SaPIn1/m1 pathogenicity islands. Twelve isolates revealed the selk and selq gene combination consistent with SaPI3. Eight isolates exhibited the sec and sell genes without the tst gene typical of SaPImw2. We established a correlation between superantigenic toxin genotypes in S. aureus in terms of combinations of toxin gene-encoding SaPI. These results provide a rapid method for determining superantigenic toxin genotypes in S. aureus strains. A total of 24 PFGE patterns were generated. To our knowledge, this is a first study analyzing the correlation of all known SaPI and their enterotoxins in S. aureus using mPCR.
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- Babek Alibayov
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Distribution of toxin genes among different spa types and phage types of animal Staphylococcus aureus. Arch Microbiol 2015; 197:935-40. [PMID: 26108193 PMCID: PMC4536260 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-015-1127-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2015] [Revised: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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We analyzed distribution of toxin genes (sea-seo, eta, etb, tst, lukS/lukF-PV) among spa types and phage types of 39 Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) isolates from healthy and diseased animals. All isolates turned out to be mecA negative (MSSA). Nine spa types were identified: t144 and t723 (dogs), t084 (dogs and pigs), t5447 (cat), t1491 and t008 (pigs), t002, t127 and t3478 (poultry). Seven phage types were detected, enclosed within four phage groups: I (cat), II (dogs), III (pigs) and mixed group (dogs and pigs). Three poultry spa types proved to be non-typeable by phages. Toxin genes were detected in 33 out of the 39 animal isolates. Our analysis revealed that the incidence of some toxin genes in S. aureus is host specific. Canine isolates t144 of phage group II harbored exfoliative toxin gene (eta), and porcine isolates type t1491 representing phage group III showed enterotoxin A gene (sea). The enterotoxin gene cluster (egc1) and enterotoxin gene seh were found in non-typeable isolates from chicken and in one feline isolate type t5447.
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Liu Y, Chen W, Ali T, Alkasir R, Yin J, Liu G, Han B. Staphylococcal enterotoxin H induced apoptosis of bovine mammary epithelial cells in vitro. Toxins (Basel) 2014; 6:3552-67. [PMID: 25533519 PMCID: PMC4280547 DOI: 10.3390/toxins6123552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2014] [Revised: 12/09/2014] [Accepted: 12/15/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) are powerful superantigenic toxins produced by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). They can cause food poisoning and toxic shock. However, their impact on bovine mammary epithelial cells (bMECs) is still unknown. In this study, the distribution of SE genes was evaluated in 116 S. aureus isolates from bovine mastitis, and the most prevalent genes were seh (36.2%), followed by sei (12.1%), seg (11.2%), ser (4.3%), sec (3.4%), sea (2.6%) and sed (1.7%). To better understand the effect of staphylococcal enterotoxin H (SEH) on bMECs, the seh gene was cloned and inserted into the prokaryotic expression vector, pET28a, and transformed into Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). The recombinant staphylococcal enterotoxin H (rSEH) was expressed and purified as soluble protein. Bioactivity analysis showed that rSEH possessed the activity of stimulating lymphocytes proliferation. The XTT assay showed that 100 μg/mL of rSEH produced the cytotoxic effect on bMECs, and fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry analysis revealed that a certain dose of rSEH is effective at inducing bMECs apoptosis in vitro. This indicates that SEs can directly lead to cellular apoptosis of bMECs in bovine mastitis associated with S. aureus.
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- Yongxia Liu
- Department of Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Yuan Ming Yuan West Road No. 2, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Yuan Ming Yuan West Road No. 2, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Yuan Ming Yuan West Road No. 2, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Yuan Ming Yuan West Road No. 2, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Yuan Ming Yuan West Road No. 2, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Yuan Ming Yuan West Road No. 2, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Yuan Ming Yuan West Road No. 2, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, China.
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Krupa P, Bystroń J, Bania J, Podkowik M, Empel J, Mroczkowska A. Genotypes and oxacillin resistance of Staphylococcus aureus from chicken and chicken meat in Poland. Poult Sci 2014; 93:3179-86. [DOI: 10.3382/ps.2014-04321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Song M, Bai Y, Xu J, Carter MQ, Shi C, Shi X. Genetic diversity and virulence potential of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from raw and processed food commodities in Shanghai. Int J Food Microbiol 2014; 195:1-8. [PMID: 25485928 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2014.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2014] [Revised: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 11/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The risk of zoonotic transmission to humans highlights the need to understand the molecular ecology of Staphylococcus aureus in foods. In this study, 142 S. aureus isolates obtained from various raw and processed foods from Shanghai, China were characterized to determine their genetic diversity and virulence gene content. A total of 16 clonal complexes (CCs), 34 staphylococcal protein A (spa) types, and 6 accessory gene regulator (agr) allelic groups were identified and analyzed among the 142 S. aureus isolates. Among these, the genotype CC188-t189-agr Ι was the most prevalent, constituting 28.2% of all isolates. The presence of virulence genes encoding 20 staphylococcal enterotoxins (se), toxic shock syndrome toxin (tsst1), exfoliative toxins (eta, etb, and etd), Panton-Valentine leukocidin (lukS-PV and lukF-PV), as well as methicillin resistance gene (mecA), was determined by PCR. Of these S. aureus isolates, 72.5% harbored toxin genes, in which the most frequent toxin gene was sep (43.7%), followed by sej (26.1%) and pvl (21.1%). In contrast, see, ses, set, tsst1, etb, and etd were not found in any of the isolates tested. Eight S. aureus isolates (5.6%, 8/142), seven from raw milk and one from frozen food, were mecA positive and resistant to oxacillin, thus were MRSA. The 142 S. aureus isolates displayed 52 different toxin gene profiles. Although no direct association was found between toxin gene profile and the S. aureus genotype, the isolates belonging to CC5, CC9, CC20, CC50, and CC72 clonal lineages in general carried more toxin genes (>5) compared with the isolates in other CCs. It was also revealed that raw milk and raw meat were the major sources of isolates containing multiple toxin genes. S. aureus isolates from food that were genetically highly related, displayed diverse toxin gene profiles, implying the significant role of horizontal gene transfer in the emergence of highly toxigenic S. aureus isolates.
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- Minghui Song
- MOST-USDA Joint Research Center for Food Safety, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- MOST-USDA Joint Research Center for Food Safety, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- MOST-USDA Joint Research Center for Food Safety, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Albany, CA 94710, USA
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- MOST-USDA Joint Research Center for Food Safety, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China.
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- MOST-USDA Joint Research Center for Food Safety, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China.
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Tang J, Zhang R, Chen J, Zhao Y, Tang C, Yue H, Li J, Wang Q, Shi H. Incidence and characterization of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from food markets. ANN MICROBIOL 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s13213-014-0859-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Alibayov B, Zdeňková K, Purkrtová S, Demnerová K, Karpíšková R. Detection of some phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from food items in the Czech Republic. ANN MICROBIOL 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s13213-014-0802-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Bianchi D, Gallina S, Bellio A, Chiesa F, Civera T, Decastelli L. Enterotoxin gene profiles of Staphylococcus aureus
isolated from milk and dairy products in Italy. Lett Appl Microbiol 2013; 58:190-6. [DOI: 10.1111/lam.12182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2013] [Revised: 10/15/2013] [Accepted: 10/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- D.M. Bianchi
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte; Liguria e Valle d'Aosta; Torino Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte; Liguria e Valle d'Aosta; Torino Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte; Liguria e Valle d'Aosta; Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie; Università di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie; Università di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte; Liguria e Valle d'Aosta; Torino Italy
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Viçosa GN, Le Loir A, Le Loir Y, de Carvalho AF, Nero LA. egc characterization of enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained from raw milk and cheese. Int J Food Microbiol 2013; 165:227-30. [PMID: 23800734 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2013.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2013] [Revised: 05/27/2013] [Accepted: 05/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Genes encoding staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) are carried by mobile genetic elements, and enterotoxin gene clusters (egc) are pathogenicity island-borne structures comprising several SE genes, which are frequently found among clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates. In the present study, we investigated the distribution and the genetic variability of egc loci in S. aureus strains isolated from raw milk and soft cheese in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Ninety-two isolates were submitted to PCR detection of individual egc-borne SE genes (seg, sei, sem, sen, seo, seu), and egc loci were typed using PCR-RFLP. PCR products of egc positive isolates were sequenced. Ninety-one isolates harbored at least one SE gene, which generated 14 different genotypes. The sei gene was the most widely distributed (97.8%), and was found in combination with seg in 49 isolates (53.3%). Altogether, a complete set of individual egc genes was detected in 37 isolates (40%). However, egc loci were detected by PCR-RFLP in only 4 isolates, and classified as egc1 (n=2), egc3 (n=1), and egc4 (n=1). This investigation demonstrated the low occurrence of the egc in S. aureus isolated from dairy products. However, the frequency of complete sets of individual egc-borne genes reflects either the presence of these SE genes outside egc or the existence of new egc types in these strains.
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Lis E, Podkowik M, Schubert J, Bystroń J, Stefaniak T, Bania J. Production of staphylococcal enterotoxin R by Staphylococcus aureus strains. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2012; 9:762-6. [PMID: 22827454 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2012.1185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Staphylococcal enterotoxin D and R (SED, SER) production was determined in 24 S. aureus strains harboring sed gene. Seven of them were not able to produce SED as evidenced by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Western blotting. Sequencing revealed that all these strains harbor a variant of sed gene. Expression of SER was detectable in 22 out of 24 isolates, with variance in productivity ranging from ∼40 to 450 ng/mL. Out of the seven isolates not able to produce SED, three produced high amounts of SER (249-396 ng/mL), two produced less than 200 ng/mL of SER, and two were found to express no detectable amount of SER. Three of those were assigned to spa type t1677 with two being of agr type III and one of agr type I. One strain was t084, agr type II, one t603, agr type II, one 2920, agr type III, one t2920, agr type III, and one t5160, agr type I. Because conventional screening procedures involve only the detection of classical enterotoxins in food, the isolates not able to produce SED presented in this study could pose a threat to human health due to SER production.
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- Elżbieta Lis
- Department of Food Hygiene and Consumer Health Protection, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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Lian PY, Maseko T, Rhee M, Ng K. The antimicrobial effects of cranberry against Staphylococcus aureus. FOOD SCI TECHNOL INT 2012; 18:179-86. [DOI: 10.1177/1082013211415159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The antimicrobial effects of the American cranberry ( Vaccinium macrocarpon) on a major food-borne pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus, were investigated using commercially obtained Lakewood® organic cranberry juice and Ocean Spray® cranberry juice cocktail and four other berry fruit extracts (acai berry, strawberry, raspberry, and blueberry). The results showed that cranberry is a potent antimicrobial against S. aureus and the most potent among the berries studied. The order of percentage inhibition of bacterial growth at the same concentration of phenolic materials as gallic acid equivalents was Lakewood cranberry juice > Ocean Spray cranberry juice ≫ blueberry > acai berry ≫ raspberry ≫ strawberry. The antimicrobial effect was not due to the acidity of the berries as NaOH-neutralized samples were almost as effective in terms of percentage inhibition of viable cell growth. Solid-phase extraction of cranberry juice using C18 solid phase showed that the antimicrobial effects reside exclusively with the C18-bound materials.
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- Poh Yng Lian
- Department of Agriculture and Food Systems, Melbourne School of Land and Environment, University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Agriculture and Food Systems, Melbourne School of Land and Environment, University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Agriculture and Food Systems, Melbourne School of Land and Environment, University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Agriculture and Food Systems, Melbourne School of Land and Environment, University of Melbourne, Australia
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Genotypes, exotoxin gene content, and antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus aureus strains recovered from foods and food handlers. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012; 78:2930-5. [PMID: 22327598 DOI: 10.1128/aem.07487-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Staphylococcal food poisoning, one of the most common food-borne diseases, results from ingestion of one or more staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) produced by Staphylococcus aureus in foods. In the present study, 64 S. aureus isolates recovered from foods and food handlers, associated or not associated with food-poisoning outbreaks in Spain, were investigated. They were assigned to 31 strains by spa typing, multilocus sequence typing (MLST), exotoxin gene content, and antimicrobial resistance. The strains belonged to 10 clonal complexes (CCs): CC5 (29.0%), CC30 (25.8%), CC45 (16.1%), CC8, CC15 (two strains each), CC1, CC22, CC25, CC59, and CC121 (one strain each). They contained hemolysin genes (90.3%); lukED (77.4%); exfoliatin genes eta, etd (6.5% each), and etb (3.2%); tst (25.8%); and the following enterotoxin or enterotoxin-like genes or clusters: sea (38.7%), seb (12.9%), sec (16.1%), sed-selj with or without ser (22.9%), selk-selq (6.5%), seh, sell, selp (9.7% each), egc1 (32.3%), and egc2 (48.4%). The number of se and sel genes ranged from zero to 12. All isolates carrying tst, and most isolates with genes encoding classical enterotoxins (SEA, SEB, SEC, and SED), expressed the corresponding toxin(s). Two CC5 isolates from hamburgers (spa type t002, sequence type 5 [ST5]; spa type t2173, ST5) were methicillin resistant and harbored staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) IVd. Six (19.4%) were mupirocin resistant, and one (spa type t120, ST15) from a food handler carried mupA (MIC, 1,250 μg/ml). Resistance to ampicillin (blaZ) (61.3%), erythromycin (ermA-ermC or ermC) (25.8%), clindamycin (msrA-msrB or msrB) (16.1%), tetracycline (tetK) (3.2%), and amikacin-gentamicin-kanamycin-tobramycin (aphA with aacA plus aphD or aadD) (6.5%) was also observed. The presence of S. aureus strains with an important repertoire of virulence and resistance determinants in the food chain represents a potential health hazard for consumers and merits further observation.
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Lis E, Podkowik M, Bystroń J, Stefaniak T, Bania J. Temporal expression of staphylococcal enterotoxin h in comparison with accessory gene regulator-dependent and -independent enterotoxins. J Food Prot 2012; 75:238-44. [PMID: 22289583 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-11-336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Using sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), the production of staphylococcal enterotoxin (SE) H was determined in 22 Staphylococcus aureus isolates bearing the seh gene. Samples of supernatants were taken at four time points corresponding to exponential phase (optical density at 600 nm [OD(600)] 0.3 to 0.6), late exponential phase (OD(600) 2 to 4), early stationary phase (OD(600) 4 to 6), and late stationary phase (OD(600) 7 to 12). In four isolates, SEH was detectable at a very low level at the first time point. In 18 isolates, the earliest SEH production was detected in the late exponential phase. For all isolates, there was an increase of SEH concentration with time. Western blot analysis revealed that SEH production, similar to SEA, started in the early exponential phase (OD(600) ∼ 0.5). Isolates with high SEH productivity, as measured by ELISA, demonstrated a higher seh transcription as well. sec transcription was induced in the stationary phase. An induction in the sea transcript was observed during mid- to late exponential phase. Expression profile of seh was similar to that of sea. We showed that the seh expression profile is similar to that of Agr-independent sea and not to that of Agr-dependent sec genes. SEH can be effectively expressed at low bacterial counts, meaning that even in an environment not favorable for S. aureus growth, seh-bearing strains can pose a risk for food safety.
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- Elżbieta Lis
- Department of Food Hygiene and Consumer Health Protection, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland
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Kim TS, Kim MJ, Kim SH, Kee HY, Seo JJ, Kim ES, Moon YU, Ryu PY, Ha DR. Profile of Antimicrobial Resistance of Staphylococcus aureusand Molecular Epidemiologic Characterization of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) Isolated from Hands of People Using Multitude Facilities. Infect Chemother 2012. [DOI: 10.3947/ic.2012.44.4.289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Tae Sun Kim
- Health & Environment Institute of Gwangju, Health Research Department, Microbioloy Division, Gwangju, Korea
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- Health & Environment Institute of Gwangju, Health Research Department, Microbioloy Division, Gwangju, Korea
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- Health & Environment Institute of Gwangju, Health Research Department, Microbioloy Division, Gwangju, Korea
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- Health & Environment Institute of Gwangju, Health Research Department, Microbioloy Division, Gwangju, Korea
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- Health & Environment Institute of Gwangju, Health Research Department, Microbioloy Division, Gwangju, Korea
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- Health & Environment Institute of Gwangju, Health Research Department, Microbioloy Division, Gwangju, Korea
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- Health & Environment Institute of Gwangju, Health Research Department, Microbioloy Division, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
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- Health & Environment Institute of Gwangju, Health Research Department, Microbioloy Division, Gwangju, Korea
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Kim NH, Yun AR, Rhee MS. Prevalence and classification of toxigenic Staphylococcus aureus isolated from refrigerated ready-to-eat foods (sushi, kimbab and California rolls) in Korea. J Appl Microbiol 2011; 111:1456-64. [PMID: 21972801 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05168.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIMS To investigate the presence of toxigenic Staphylococcus aureus in ready-to-eat (RTE) Korean foods and determine the distribution of genes related to various types of toxin production. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 3293 commercial RTE refrigerated foods (sushi, n = 1882; kimbab, n = 975; California rolls, n = 436) were collected from Korean grocery stores, department stores and convenience stores between January 2006 and June 2007. Of these, 197 (5.98%) RTE samples were contaminated with coagulase-positive Staph. aureus, that is, 61 (6.26%) kimbab, 110 (5.84%) sushi and 26 (5.96%) California rolls. Multiplex PCR determined the presence of 12 toxigenic genes: sea, seb, sec, sed, see, seg, seh, sei, sej, tst-1, eta and etb. Approximately half (49.75%) of the Staph. aureus isolates had toxigenic properties, and most of the toxigenic isolates possessed genes coding for the simultaneous production of two or more types of toxin. The most frequent toxigenic types found in Korean RTE foods were as follows: seg = sei > sea > tst-1 > etb > seh > eta > sec > sej. CONCLUSIONS This study provided a comprehensive analysis of toxigenic S. aureus isolates from Korean RTE foods and their toxigenicity types. This emphasizes the potential risk of various types of toxigenic Staph. aureus in refrigerated RTE food products, which should be better managed to establish safer food chains in global food markets. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This result may contribute to an extended database on Staph. aureus food contamination and mitigate the lack of available information on microbiological hazards in Southeast Asian Nations.
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- N H Kim
- Division of Food Bioscience and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
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Tang JN, Tang C, Wang Y, Chen J, Liu J, Liu L, Yue H. Surveillance study of enterotoxin genes in Staphylococcus aureus isolates from goats of different slaughterhouses in Sichuan, China. ANN MICROBIOL 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s13213-011-0370-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Podkowik M, Bystroń J, Bania J. Genotypes, antibiotic resistance, and virulence factors of staphylococci from ready-to-eat food. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2011; 9:91-3. [PMID: 21988402 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2011.0962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Sixty-seven staphylococcal isolates belonging to 12 species were obtained from 70 ready-to-eat food products. Staphylococcus aureus (n=25), and Staphylococcus epidermidis (n=13) were dominant. Susceptibility to penicillin, oxacillin, tetracycline, clindamycin, gentamicin, erythromycin, ciprofloxacin, and vancomycin was determined. All investigated S. aureus isolates were resistant to at least one antibiotic, and fifteen isolates were resistant to four and more antibiotics. Thirty-eight coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) isolates were resistant to at least one antibiotic, and seventeen to four and more antibiotics. Fifteen CNS isolates were mecA positive, and grew in the presence of 6 μg/mL oxacillin. All S. aureus isolates were mecA-negative. Arginine catabolic mobile element (ACME) was found in seven S. epidermidis isolates. Five S. epidermidis isolates harbored ica operon, ACME and were able to form biofilm. Three of them also possessed IS256 element and were mecA-positive. The expression of icaA gene was comparable in five ica-positive S. epidermidis isolates. One of six mecA positive S. epidermidis isolates was classified as sequence type (ST)155, one as ST110, and two as ST88. Two methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermis (MRSE) belonged to new STs, that is, ST362, and ST363. Enterotoxin genes were found in 92% of S. aureus isolates. No enterotoxin gene was detected in analyzed CNS population. We show that ready-to-eat products are an important source of antibiotic-resistant CNS and potentially virulent strains of S. epidermidis, including genotypes undistinguishable from hospital-adapted clones.
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- Magdalena Podkowik
- Department of Food Hygiene and Consumer Health Protection, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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Tang J, Tang C, Chen J, Du Y, Yang XN, Wang C, Zhang H, Yue H. Phenotypic characterization and prevalence of enterotoxin genes in Staphylococcus aureus isolates from outbreaks of illness in Chengdu City. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2011; 8:1317-20. [PMID: 21939349 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2011.0924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus produces a spectrum of enterotoxin that is recognized as the main reason for causing staphylococcal food poisoning. The aim of the current study was to investigate the phenotypic characteristics and enterotoxin genotypes of S. aureus isolated from food poisoning sufferers. On the basis of the amplification of 16S rRNA and nuc gene specific to S. aureus assay and the phenotype (hemolytic activity, thermal stable nuclease [Tnase] test, and biofilm formation), all isolates were identified as S. aureus. To genotypically characterize S. aureus isolates, genes encoding staphylococcal enterotoxin (sea, seb, sec, sed, see, seg, seh, sei, sej, sek, sem, sen, ser, and seu) were investigated by using polymerase chain reaction technique. The results showed that the eight isolates of S. aureus had different enterotoxin genotypic characteristics, which was the main cause of food poisoning. One isolate contained 10 enterotoxin genes, and the other 7 isolates carried 3 or more enterotoxin genes. The frequency of the newly identified enterotoxin genes (seg-seu) was higher than classical genes (sea-see). Overall, multi-gene detection rates were 75% (for sek, ser, and seu); 50% (for sea and sem); 37.5% (for sen, seg, and sei); and 12.5% (for seb, sec, sed, and sej), respectively. The see and seh gene were not detected in any isolates. The current study provided the exact distribution of enterotoxin genes in eight S. aureus strains from food poisoning sufferers, which indicated that the pathogenicity of the newly identified enterotoxin should be highlighted. The need for prevention of food poisoning occurrences caused by enterotoxin of S. aureus should be reinforced.
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- Junni Tang
- College of Life Science and Technology, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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