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Liao X, Zhang Y, Zhang Q, Zhou J, Ding T, Feng J. Advancing point-of-care microbial pathogens detection by material-functionalized microfluidic systems. Trends Food Sci Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2023.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Pan Y, Mao K, Hui Q, Wang B, Cooper J, Yang Z. Paper-based devices for rapid diagnosis and wastewater surveillance. Trends Analyt Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Petrucci S, Costa C, Broyles D, Dikici E, Daunert S, Deo S. On-site detection of food and waterborne bacteria - current technologies, challenges, and future directions. Trends Food Sci Technol 2021; 115:409-421. [PMID: 34267423 DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2021.06.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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With the rise in outbreaks of pathogenic bacteria in both food and water resulting in an increased instance of infection, there is a growing public health problem in both developed and developing countries. In this increasing threat the most effective method for control and prevention is rapid and cost-effective detection. Research has shifted in recent years towards the development of rapid and on-site assays for the detection of these kinds of bacteria. However, there are still some limitations in the implementation of these assays in the field. This article discusses the current on-site detection methods. Current scope of advancements and limitations in the development or use of these on-site technologies for food and waterborne bacterial detection is evaluated in this study. With the continued development of these technologies, on-site detection will continue to impact many areas of public health. As these methods continue to improve and diversify further, on-site detection could become more widely implemented in food and water analysis.
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- Sabrina Petrucci
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136 United States.,Dr. John T. MacDonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136 United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136 United States.,Dr. John T. MacDonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136 United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136 United States.,Dr. John T. MacDonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136 United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136 United States.,Dr. John T. MacDonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136 United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136 United States.,Dr. John T. MacDonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136 United States.,Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136 United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136 United States.,Dr. John T. MacDonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136 United States
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Xu M, Wu J, Chen L. Virulence, antimicrobial and heavy metal tolerance, and genetic diversity of Vibrio cholerae recovered from commonly consumed freshwater fish. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:27338-27352. [PMID: 31325090 PMCID: PMC6733808 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05287-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Revised: 04/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Vibrio cholerae is a leading waterborne pathogen worldwide. Continuous monitoring of V. cholerae contamination in aquatic products and identification of risk factors are crucial for assuring food safety. In this study, we determined the virulence, antimicrobial susceptibility, heavy metal tolerance, and genetic diversity of 400 V. cholerae isolates recovered from commonly consumed freshwater fish (Aristichthys nobilis, Carassius auratus, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, and Parabramis pekinensis) collected in July and August of 2017 in Shanghai, China. V. cholerae has not been previously detected in the half of these fish species. The results revealed an extremely low occurrence of pathogenic V. cholerae carrying the major virulence genes ctxAB (0.0%), tcpA (0.0%), ace (0.0%), and zot (0.0%). However, high incidence of virulence-associated genes was observed, including the RTX toxin gene cluster (rtxA-D) (83.0-97.0%), hlyA (87.8%), hapA (95.0%), and tlh (76.0%). Meanwhile, high percentages of resistance to antimicrobial agents streptomycin (65.3%), ampicillin (44.5%), and rifampicin (24.0%) were observed. Approximately 30.5% of the isolates displayed multidrug resistant (MDR) phenotypes with 42 resistance profiles, which were significantly different among the four fish species (MARI, P = 0.001). Additionally, tolerance of isolates to heavy metals Hg2+ (49.3%), Zn2+ (30.3%), and Pb2+ (12.0%) was observed. The enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus-polymerase chain reaction (ERIC-PCR)-based fingerprinting of the 400 V. cholerae isolates revealed 328 ERIC-genotypes, which demonstrated a large degree of genomic variation among the isolates. Overall, the results of this study support the need for food safety risk assessment of aquatic products.
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- Mengjie Xu
- Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Aquatic Products on Storage and Preservation (Shanghai), China Ministry of Agriculture, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, 999 Hu Cheng Huan Road, Shanghai, 201306, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Xinjiang, 830000, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Aquatic Products on Storage and Preservation (Shanghai), China Ministry of Agriculture, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, 999 Hu Cheng Huan Road, Shanghai, 201306, People's Republic of China.
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Ramamurthy T, Das B, Chakraborty S, Mukhopadhyay AK, Sack DA. Diagnostic techniques for rapid detection of Vibrio cholerae O1/O139. Vaccine 2019; 38 Suppl 1:A73-A82. [PMID: 31427135 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.07.099] [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: 01/23/2019] [Revised: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Cholera caused by the toxigenic Vibrio cholerae is still a major public health problem in many countries. This disease is mainly due to poor sanitation, hygiene and consumption of unsafe water. Several recent epidemics of cholera showed its increasing intensity, duration and severity of the illness. This indicates an urgent need for effective management and preventive measures in controlling the outbreaks and epidemics. In preventing and spread of epidemic cholera, rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are useful in screening suspected stool specimens, water/food samples. Several RDTs developed recently are considered as investigative tools in confirming cholera cases, as the culture techniques are difficult to establish and/or maintain. The usefulness of RDTs will be more at the point-of-care facilities as it helps to make appropriate decisions in the management of outbreaks or epidemiological surveillance by the public health authorities. Apart from RDTs, several other tests are available for the direct detection of either V. cholerae or its cholera toxin. Viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state of V. cholerae poses a great challenge in developing RDTs. The aim of this article is to provide an overview of current knowledge about RDT and other techniques with reference to their status and future potentials in detecting cholera/V. cholerae.
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- Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, Haryana, India
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- Department of International Health Program in Global Disease Epidemiology and Control, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Bacteriology, National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India
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- Department of International Health Program in Global Disease Epidemiology and Control, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Rebaudet S, Moore S, Rossignol E, Bogreau H, Gaudart J, Normand AC, Laraque MJ, Adrien P, Boncy J, Piarroux R. Epidemiological and molecular forensics of cholera recurrence in Haiti. Sci Rep 2019; 9:1164. [PMID: 30718586 PMCID: PMC6361935 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37706-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Cholera has affected Haiti with damping waves of outbreaks since October 2010. However, mechanisms behind disease persistence during lull periods remain poorly understood. By mid 2014, cholera transmission seemed to only persist in the northern part of Haiti. Meanwhile, cholera appeared nearly extinct in the capital, Port-au-Prince, where it eventually exploded in September 2014. This study aimed to determine whether this outbreak was caused by local undetected cases or by re-importation of the disease from the north. Applying an integrated approach between November 2013 and November 2014, we assessed the temporal and spatial dynamics of cholera using routine surveillance data and performed population genetics analyses of 178 Vibrio cholerae O1 clinical isolates. The results suggest that the northern part of the country exhibited a persisting metapopulation pattern with roaming oligoclonal outbreaks that could not be effectively controlled. Conversely, undetected and unaddressed autochthonous low-grade transmission persisted in the Port-au-Prince area, which may have been the source of the acute outbreak in late-2014. Cholera genotyping is a simple but powerful tool to adapt control strategies based on epidemic specificities. In Haiti, these data have already yielded significant progress in cholera surveillance, which is a key component of the strategy to eventually eliminate cholera.
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- Stanislas Rebaudet
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille, DRCI, Marseille, France. .,Hôpital Européen Marseille, Marseille, France.
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- Ministry of Public Health and Population, National Public Health Laboratory, Delmas, Haiti
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- Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Département des Maladies Infectieuses, Unité de Parasitologie et d'Entomologie, Marseille, France.,Aix Marseille Univ, Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, VITROME, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, IRD, INSERM, SESSTIM, BioSTIC, Marseille, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre-Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, F-, 75013, Paris, France
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- Ministry of Public Health and Population, National Public Health Laboratory, Delmas, Haiti
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- Ministry of Public Health and Population, Directorate of Epidemiology Laboratory and Research, Delmas, Haiti
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- Ministry of Public Health and Population, National Public Health Laboratory, Delmas, Haiti
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre-Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, F-, 75013, Paris, France
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Roy MA, Arnaud JM, Jasmin PM, Hamner S, Hasan NA, Colwell RR, Ford TE. A Metagenomic Approach to Evaluating Surface Water Quality in Haiti. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2018; 15:ijerph15102211. [PMID: 30309013 PMCID: PMC6209974 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15102211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Revised: 09/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The cholera epidemic that occurred in Haiti post-earthquake in 2010 has resulted in over 9000 deaths during the past eight years. Currently, morbidity and mortality rates for cholera have declined, but cholera cases still occur on a daily basis. One continuing issue is an inability to accurately predict and identify when cholera outbreaks might occur. To explore this surveillance gap, a metagenomic approach employing environmental samples was taken. In this study, surface water samples were collected at two time points from several sites near the original epicenter of the cholera outbreak in the Central Plateau of Haiti. These samples underwent whole genome sequencing and subsequent metagenomic analysis to characterize the microbial community of bacteria, fungi, protists, and viruses, and to identify antibiotic resistance and virulence associated genes. Replicates from sites were analyzed by principle components analysis, and distinct genomic profiles were obtained for each site. Cholera toxin converting phage was detected at one site, and Shiga toxin converting phages at several sites. Members of the Acinetobacter family were frequently detected in samples, including members implicated in waterborne diseases. These results indicate a metagenomic approach to evaluating water samples can be useful for source tracking and the surveillance of pathogens such as Vibrio cholerae over time, as well as for monitoring virulence factors such as cholera toxin.
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- Monika A Roy
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
- Biotechnology Training Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
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- Equipes mobiles d'intervention rapide (EMIRA) du Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population (MSPP), Hinche HT 5111, Haiti.
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
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- CosmosID Inc., 1600 East Gude Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.
- Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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- CosmosID Inc., 1600 East Gude Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.
- Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
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