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Mohamed MYI, Habib I. Pathogenic E. coli in the Food Chain across the Arab Countries: A Descriptive Review. Foods 2023; 12:3726. [PMID: 37893619 PMCID: PMC10606471 DOI: 10.3390/foods12203726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Foodborne bacterial infections caused by pathogens are a widespread problem in the Middle East, leading to significant economic losses and negative impacts on public health. This review aims to offer insights into the recent literature regarding the occurrence of harmful E. coli bacteria in the food supply of Arab countries. Additionally, it aims to summarize existing information on health issues and the state of resistance to antibiotics. The reviewed evidence highlights a lack of a comprehensive understanding of the extent to which harmful E. coli genes are present in the food supply of Arab countries. Efforts to identify the source of harmful E. coli in the Arab world through molecular characterization are limited. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have conducted few surveys specifically targeting harmful E. coli in the food supply. Despite having qualitative data that indicate the presence or absence of harmful E. coli, there is a noticeable absence of quantitative data regarding the actual numbers of harmful E. coli in chicken meat supplies across all Arab countries. While reports about harmful E. coli in animal-derived foods are common, especially in North African Arab countries, the literature emphasized in this review underscores the ongoing challenge that harmful E. coli pose to food safety and public health in Arab countries.
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- Mohamed-Yousif Ibrahim Mohamed
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab of Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 1555, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab of Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 1555, United Arab Emirates
- Department of Environmental Health, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria P.O. Box 21511, Egypt
- ASPIRE Research Institute for Food Security in the Drylands (ARIFSID), United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates
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Ahmad I, Khattak S, Ali R, Nawaz N, Ullah K, Khan SB, Ali M, Patching SG, Mustafa MZ. Prevalence and molecular characterization of multidrug‐resistant
Escherichia coli
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from dairy milk in the Peshawar region of Pakistan. J Food Saf 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/jfs.12941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Irshad Ahmad
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University Peshawar Pakistan
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University Peshawar Pakistan
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University Peshawar Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry Islamia College, Peshawar Peshawar Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology Kohat University of Science & Technology Kohat Pakistan
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- Department of Animal Health The University of Agriculture Peshawar Pakistan
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- Directorate General of Livestock and Dairy Development Peshawar Pakistan
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds Leeds UK
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- Center for Advanced Studies in Vaccinology and Biotechnology (CASVAB), University of Balochistan Quetta Pakistan
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Elabbasy MT, Hussein MA, Algahtani FD, Abd El-Rahman GI, Morshdy AE, Elkafrawy IA, Adeboye AA. MALDI-TOF MS Based Typing for Rapid Screening of Multiple Antibiotic Resistance E. coli and Virulent Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Isolated from the Slaughterhouse Settings and Beef Carcasses. Foods 2021; 10:foods10040820. [PMID: 33920071 PMCID: PMC8069270 DOI: 10.3390/foods10040820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background: The emergence of multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) Escherichia coli (E. coli) and virulent non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) poses a growing concern to the meat industry. Non-O157 STEC strains including O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and O145 have been implicated in the occurrence of bloody diarrhea and hemolytic uremic syndrome in humans. This research assessed prevalence, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass-spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) protein mass-spectra profiles, multidrug-resistance traits, polymerase chain reaction detection of virulence, and antibiotic-resistance genes of E. coli isolated from beef carcasses and slaughterhouse environments. Methods: A total of 180 convenience sponge samples were collected from two different sources-specific parts of beef carcasses and surfaces of the processing environment at the slaughterhouse of Ha′il, Saudi Arabia between September and November 2020. MALDI BioTyper and phylotype-based identification methods accurately identified and classified the samples as belonging to the genus belonging to the Escherichia coli domain of bacteria (NCBI txid: 562). Results: Expected changes were seen in the mass peak spectrum defining nine closely related isolates and four unrelated E. coli isolates. Serological typing of E. coli revealed enterotoxigenic E. coli O166 (19.10%); enteropathogenic E. coli O146 (16.36%) and O44 (18.18%); enterohemorrhagic E. coli O111 (31.18%) and O26 (14.54%). Forty-five percent of examined E. coli were resistant to seven antimicrobials; 75% of 20 selected isolates were resistant to three or more antimicrobials. phoA and blaTEM genes were detected in all selected E. coli isolates. Conclusion: This study confirmed the efficiency and validity of Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass-spectrometry in screening for multi-drug resistant E. coli isolated from slaughterhouse derived beef carcasses in Ha’il, Saudi Arabia. We contributed by revealing the distinction between related and non-related strains of E.coli in livestock. The findings in this study can inform improved policy development decision making and resource allocation related to livestock processing regarding antimicrobial use in food animals and rapid screening for effective multiple antibiotic resistance E. coli and virulent non-O157 STEC control in the slaughterhouses.
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- Mohamed Tharwat Elabbasy
- Public Health Department, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Ha’il University, Ha’il 2440, Saudi Arabia; (F.D.A.); (A.A.A.)
- Food Control Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt; (M.A.H.); (A.E.M.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +9-665-4689-7569
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- Food Control Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt; (M.A.H.); (A.E.M.)
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- Public Health Department, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Ha’il University, Ha’il 2440, Saudi Arabia; (F.D.A.); (A.A.A.)
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt;
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- Food Control Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt; (M.A.H.); (A.E.M.)
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Early Childhood Education, University of Sadat City, Sadat City 32897, Egypt;
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- Public Health Department, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Ha’il University, Ha’il 2440, Saudi Arabia; (F.D.A.); (A.A.A.)
- Department of Public Health, University of Texas Health Sciences at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Gad El-Rab SMF, Abo-Amer AE, Asiri AM. Biogenic Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles and Its Potential Use as Antimicrobial Agent Against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens. Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:1767-1779. [PMID: 32328748 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-020-01991-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In case of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae infection, the increased prominence of multidrug-resistance strains has become the greatest challenge in the urinary tract disease treatment. Therefore, the 16S rRNA sequencing of multidrug-resistant strains was performed, in addition to those of plasmids and genes responsible for multidrug resistance. These strains showed containing responsible genes Sulfonamides sul1, Tetracycline Tet(A), Tetracycline Tet(B), chloramphenicol catA1, β-lactams blaSHV, and cmlA. Also, the strains demonstrated resistance to at least 10 types of antibiotics or more due to carrying various plasmids. For increasing the level of public health in daily life and treatment of multidrug-resistant bacteria, the nanomedicine was employed. Consequently, ZnO nanoparticles (ZnONPs-E) were synthesized by employing supernatant of Escherichia hermannii strain isolated from raw milk source. The E. hermannii strain produces high concentration of ZnONPs-E compared to other strains so we used it in this study. This ZnONPs-E has a minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) ranged from the concentration 10 μg/ml to 40 μg/ml against E. coli and K. pneumoniae, respectively. The antimicrobial efficiency of ZnONPs-E was 40 µg/ml and it was superior to the reported values in literature. Moreover, SEM results evident for distorted membrane morphology, blebbing of membrane, cell elongation, and leakage of cellular contents due to ZnONPs-E activity against tested bacteria. These results indicated that the ZnONPs-E exhibited interesting antimicrobial activity against pathogenic extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) strains. The present study revealed that the active components entered in biosynthesis of ZnONPs-E pave the way to lead its effective nano-medical and drug delivery applications.
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- Sanaa M F Gad El-Rab
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 888, Taif, 21974, Saudi Arabia.
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, 71516, Egypt.
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Taif, P.O. Box 888, Taif, 21974, Saudi Arabia
- Division of Microbiology, Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohâg, 82524, Egypt
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Taif, P.O. Box 888, Taif, 21974, Saudi Arabia
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Batabyal K, Banerjee A, Pal S, Dey S, Joardar SN, Samanta I, Isore DP, Singh AD. Detection, characterization, and antibiogram of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase Escherichia coli isolated from bovine milk samples in West Bengal, India. Vet World 2018; 11:1423-1427. [PMID: 30532496 PMCID: PMC6247885 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2018.1423-1427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Milk is considered as complete food and an important part of human diet throughout the world including India. Bacterial contamination of milk such as Escherichia coli due to unhygienic condition and poor udder health can cause infections, especially in infants and elders or in immunocompromised persons. Possession of antimicrobial resistance genes by commensal bacteria present in milk makes the issue more serious. Aim: The study was aimed to isolate and characterize extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing E. coli from milk samples collected from different parts of West Bengal, India, to assess the potential risk associated with the food. Materials and Methods: Around 182 milk samples were collected from apparently healthy cows reared by organized dairy farms in West Bengal. E. coli was isolated from collected samples as per standard methods followed by serotyping. The detection of ESBL-producing E. coli was done both phenotypically and genotypically by detecting the presence of blaCTX-M gene. Antibiogram of the ESBL-positive isolates was done using common 12 antibiotics by disc diffusion method. Results: A total of 22 (12.1%) samples were found to be positive for E. coli in this study. Different serotypes such as O11, O20, O22, O34, O35, O128, O149, and UT were isolated from the collected samples. 12 (54.5%) E. coli strains showed the capability of producing ESBL, both phenotypically and genotypically with the presence of blaCTX-M gene. Antibiogram of these ESBL-positive isolates revealed the drugs such as colistin (100%), levofloxacin (83.33%), and imipenem (66.67%) to be highly sensitive against this pathogen but drugs such as cefotaxime (100%), ceftazidime (91.67%), amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (83.33%), tetracycline (75.00%), and gentamicin (58.33%) to be very much resistant. Conclusion: More than 50% of the E. coli strains prevalent in the bovine milk samples were positive for ESBL production and are resistant to most of the common antimicrobials which may be alarming for human health.
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- Kunal Batabyal
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health, F/VAS, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Touwendsida SB, Bissoume SB, Hadiza BI, Gertrude BT, Rene D, Abdoul AW, Evariste B, Alfred ST, Nicolas B, Amy GS. Isolation and characterization of enteropathogenic and enterotoxinogenic Escherichia coli from dairy products consumed in Burkina Faso. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.5897/ajmr2017.8485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Abuelhassan NN, Mutalib SA, Gimba FI, Yusoff WM. Molecular characterization and phylogeny of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) from imported beef meat in Malaysia. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:17553-17562. [PMID: 27234829 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6954-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Accepted: 05/20/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This study aimed at determining the presence and characterization of Escherichia coli and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) from imported frozen beef meats. Seventy-four (74) frozen imported beef meat samples from two countries, India (42 samples) and Australia (32 samples), were collected and tested for E. coli. These samples were purchased from the frozen meat sections of five different supermarkets in different locations in Selangor, Malaysia, from April 2012 to October 2014. A total of 222 E. coli strains were isolated from the meat samples; 126 strains were isolated from country A (India), and 96 E. coli strains were from country of origin B (Australia), respectively. A total of 70 E. coli strains were identified and characterized. All E. coli strains were isolated into Fluorocult medium and identified using API 20E kit. All selected E. coli strains were characterized for Shiga toxin genes (stx1 and stx2). All biochemically identified E. coli in this study were further subjected to molecular detection through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and characterization using 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli. Of the 70 E. coli strains, 11 strains were positive for both Shiga toxin genes (stx1 and stx2) and 11 (11/70) strains were positive for stx1 gene, while 25 (25/70) strains were positive for stx2 gene. The analysis of 16S rRNA gene of all the E. coli isolates in this study was successfully sequenced and analyzed, and based on sequence data obtained, a phylogenetic tree of the 16S rRNA gene was performed using Clustal W programme in MEGA 6.06 software. Phylogenetic tree showed that the E. coli isolates in our study cluster with the strain of E. coli isolated in other countries, which further confirm that the isolates of E. coli in this study are similar to those obtained in other studies. As a result, all the strains obtained in this study proved to be a strain of pathogenic E. coli, which may cause a serious outbreak of food-borne disease. The isolation of pathogenic E. coli strains from the imported meat samples calls for prudent management of imported meats by the relevant authorities.
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- Nawal Nouridaim Abuelhassan
- School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
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- School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University Putra Malaysia, Darul Ehsan, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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