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Noszka M, Strzałka A, Muraszko J, Hofreuter D, Abele M, Ludwig C, Stingl K, Zawilak-Pawlik A. CemR atypical response regulator impacts energy conversion in Campylobacteria. mSystems 2024; 9:e0078424. [PMID: 38980050 PMCID: PMC11334517 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00784-24] [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: 06/09/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024] Open
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Campylobacter jejuni and Arcobacter butzleri are microaerobic food-borne human gastrointestinal pathogens that mainly cause diarrheal disease. These related species of the Campylobacteria class face variable atmospheric environments during infection and transmission, ranging from nearly anaerobic to aerobic conditions. Consequently, their lifestyles require that both pathogens need to adjust their metabolism and respiration to the changing oxygen concentrations of the colonization sites. Our transcriptomic and proteomic studies revealed that C. jejuni and A. butzleri, lacking a Campylobacteria-specific regulatory protein, C. jejuni Cj1608, or a homolog, A. butzleri Abu0127, are unable to reprogram tricarboxylic acid cycle or respiration pathways, respectively, to produce ATP efficiently and, in consequence, adjust growth to changing oxygen supply. We propose that these Campylobacteria energy and metabolism regulators (CemRs) are long-sought transcription factors controlling the metabolic shift related to oxygen availability, essential for these bacteria's survival and adaptation to the niches they inhabit. Besides their significant universal role in Campylobacteria, CemRs, as pleiotropic regulators, control the transcription of many genes, often specific to the species, under microaerophilic conditions and in response to oxidative stress. IMPORTANCE C. jejuni and A. butzleri are closely related pathogens that infect the human gastrointestinal tract. In order to infect humans successfully, they need to change their metabolism as nutrient and respiratory conditions change. A regulator called CemR has been identified, which helps them adapt their metabolism to changing conditions, particularly oxygen availability in the gastrointestinal tract so that they can produce enough energy for survival and spread. Without CemR, these bacteria, as well as a related species, Helicobacter pylori, produce less energy, grow more slowly, or, in the case of C. jejuni, do not grow at all. Furthermore, CemR is a global regulator that controls the synthesis of many genes in each species, potentially allowing them to adapt to their ecological niches as well as establish infection. Therefore, the identification of CemR opens new possibilities for studying the pathogenicity of C. jejuni and A. butzleri.
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- Mateusz Noszka
- Department of Microbiology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Biological Safety, Unit of Product Hygiene and Disinfection Strategies, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany
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- Bavarian Center for Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry (BayBioMS), Technical University of Munich (TUM), Freising, Germany
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- Bavarian Center for Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry (BayBioMS), Technical University of Munich (TUM), Freising, Germany
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- Department of Biological Safety, National Reference Laboratory for Campylobacter, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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Çelik C, Pınar O, Sipahi N. The Prevalence of Aliarcobacter Species in the Fecal Microbiota of Farm Animals and Potential Effective Agents for Their Treatment: A Review of the Past Decade. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10122430. [PMID: 36557682 PMCID: PMC9787757 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10122430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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There is an endless demand for livestock-originated food, so it is necessary to elucidate the hazard points for livestock breeding. Pathogens are one of the hazard points that threaten the biosecurity of farm-animal breeding and public health. As a potential foodborne pathogen, Aliarcobacter is a member of the intestinal microbiota of farm animals with and without diarrhea. Aliarcobacter spp. are capable of colonizing livestock intestines and are transmitted through the feces. Hence, they endanger slaughterhouses and milk products with fecal contamination. They also have other, rarer, vertical and horizontal transmission routes, including the offspring that abort in farm animals. Gastrointestinal symptoms and abort cases demonstrate potential financial losses to the industry. Viewed from this perspective, the global circulation of farm-animal products is a significant route for zoonotic agents, including Aliarcobacter. In the last decade, worldwide prevalence of Aliarcobacter in fecal samples has ranged from 0.8% in Italy to 100% in Turkey. Furthermore, antibiotic resistance is recognized as a new type of environmental pollutant and has become a hot topic in animal breeding and the food industry. Increasing antibiotic resistance has become a significant problem impacting productivity. The increase in antimicrobial resistance rates in Aliarcobacter is caused by the misuse of antimicrobial drugs in livestock animals, leading to the acquiring of resistance genes from other bacteria, as well as mutations in current resistance genes. The most resistant strains are A. butzleri, A. cryaerophilus, and A. skirrowii. This review analyzes recent findings from the past decade on the prevalence of Aliarcobacter in the intestinal microbiota and the current effective antibiotics against Aliarcobacter. The paper also highlights that A. cryaerophilus and A. skirrowii are found frequently in diarrheal feces, indicating that Aliarcobacter should be studied further in livestock diarrheal diseases. Moreover, Aliarcobacter-infected farm animals can be treated with only a limited number of antibiotics, such as enrofloxacin, doxycycline, oxytetracycline, and gentamicin.
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- Cansu Çelik
- Food Technology Program, Food Processing Department, Vocational School of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, 34320 Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Equine and Equine Training Program, Vocational School of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, 34320 Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Traditional and Complementary Medicine Applied and Research Centre, Duzce University, 81620 Duzce, Türkiye
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Nguyen PT, Tuz K, Restaino L, Juárez O. NRJ Media as the Gold-Standard Arcobacter-Specific Detection System: Applications in Poultry Testing. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:903079. [PMID: 35801110 PMCID: PMC9253625 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.903079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Arcobacter species are ubiquitous emerging pathogens with an impact that has been underestimated due to limitations in isolation and detection methods. Our group recently developed the novel NRJ Arcobacter-detection system, with major improvements in specificity and selectivity compared to other culture-based methods. In this work, the NRJ detection system was evaluated using retail whole broiler chicken carcass. Nanopore 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing demonstrated that Arcobacter species are found in very low abundance in retail chicken and that indigenous microbiota could be a major factor interfering with detection. Comparison of the microbiome obtained from modified Houf broth (HB) method, as the standard detection system, and the novel NRJ method, showed Arcobacter abundances of <15% and >97%, respectively. The NRJ system significantly inhibits the growth of non-target microbiota, and specifically allows the multiplication of Arcobacter species. In this report, we describe the gold-standard of Arcobacter-specific culture-based method to test food matrices, which can be used for other applications, such as clinical and environmental sampling.
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- Paul T. Nguyen
- R & F Products, Inc., Downers Grove, IL, United States,Department of Biology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Biology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, United States
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- R & F Products, Inc., Downers Grove, IL, United States,*Correspondence: Lawrence Restaino,
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- Department of Biology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, United States,Oscar Juárez,
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Nguyen PT, JuÁrez O, Restaino L. A New Method for Detection of Arcobacter butzleri, Arcobacter cryaerophilus, and Arcobacter skirrowii Using a Novel Chromogenic Agar. J Food Prot 2021; 84:160-168. [PMID: 33411930 DOI: 10.4315/jfp-20-245] [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: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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ABSTRACT Arcobacter species are gram-negative rods that have been implicated in food- and waterborne illness. Although various cultural isolation methods have been proposed, the current procedures are unable to fully suppress the growth of background microbiota present in food samples, which inhibits Arcobacter isolation. The purpose of this study was to develop a selective enrichment broth and chromogenic plating medium to detect three Arcobacter species that have been recognized as emerging foodborne pathogens: Arcobacter butzleri, Arcobacter cryaerophilus, and Arcobacter skirrowii. The developed Nguyen-Restaino-Juárez (NRJ) Arcobacter detection system consists of a selective enrichment broth (NRJ-B) and a selective-differential plating medium (NRJ-M). The protocol of the detection method was determined by evaluating the growth of A. butzleri, A. cryaerophilus, and A. skirrowii under various temperatures (30, 35, and 42°C) and incubation (aerobic, microaerophilic, and anaerobic) conditions. Additionally, 47 Arcobacter strains and 39 non-Arcobacter strains were tested in inclusivity and exclusivity evaluations of NRJ-B and NRJ-M. Overall, the study determined that the optimal growth conditions of Arcobacter species using the NRJ Arcobacter detection system were aerobic incubation at 30°C. NRJ-B supported good growth of A. butzleri, A. cryaerophilus, and A. skirrowii while effectively suppressing the growth of non-Arcobacter strains after 48 h. Furthermore, NRJ-M yielded 97.8% inclusivity and 100.0% exclusivity using the tested strains and resulted in salmon-pigmented Arcobacter colonies (1.0 to 1.5 mm in diameter) after 72 h. The novel protocol is the first to develop a chromogenic plating medium for the isolation of Arcobacter species. This simple and accurate test method would greatly contribute to understanding the distribution of pathogenic Arcobacter species in food samples. HIGHLIGHTS
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- Paul T Nguyen
- R & F Products, Inc., 2725 Curtiss Street, Downers Grove, Illinois 60188.,(ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2187-2476 [P.T.N.])
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, 10 West 35th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60616, USA
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- R & F Products, Inc., 2725 Curtiss Street, Downers Grove, Illinois 60188
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Chieffi D, Fanelli F, Fusco V. Arcobacter butzleri: Up-to-date taxonomy, ecology, and pathogenicity of an emerging pathogen. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2020; 19:2071-2109. [PMID: 33337088 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Arcobacter butzleri, recently emended to the Aliarcobacter butzleri comb. nov., is an emerging pathogen causing enteritis, severe diarrhea, septicaemia, and bacteraemia in humans and enteritis, stillbirth, and abortion in animals. Since its recognition as emerging pathogen on 2002, advancements have been made in elucidating its pathogenicity and epidemiology, also thanks to advent of genomics, which, moreover, contributed in emending its taxonomy. In this review, we provide an overview of the up-to-date taxonomy, ecology, and pathogenicity of this emerging pathogen. Moreover, the implication of A. butzleri in the safety of foods is pinpointed, and culture-dependent and independent detection, identification, and typing methods as well as strategies to control and prevent the survival and growth of this pathogen are provided.
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- Daniele Chieffi
- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISPA), Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISPA), Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISPA), Bari, Italy
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Kim NH, Park SM, Kim HW, Cho TJ, Kim SH, Choi C, Rhee MS. Prevalence of pathogenic Arcobacter species in South Korea: Comparison of two protocols for isolating the bacteria from foods and examination of nine putative virulence genes. Food Microbiol 2019; 78:18-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2018.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Revised: 09/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ramees TP, Dhama K, Karthik K, Rathore RS, Kumar A, Saminathan M, Tiwari R, Malik YS, Singh RK. Arcobacter: an emerging food-borne zoonotic pathogen, its public health concerns and advances in diagnosis and control - a comprehensive review. Vet Q 2017; 37:136-161. [PMID: 28438095 DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2017.1323355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Arcobacter has emerged as an important food-borne zoonotic pathogen, causing sometimes serious infections in humans and animals. Newer species of Arcobacter are being incessantly emerging (presently 25 species have been identified) with novel information on the evolutionary mechanisms and genetic diversity among different Arcobacter species. These have been reported from chickens, domestic animals (cattle, pigs, sheep, horses, dogs), reptiles (lizards, snakes and chelonians), meat (poultry, pork, goat, lamb, beef, rabbit), vegetables and from humans in different countries. Arcobacters are implicated as causative agents of diarrhea, mastitis and abortion in animals, while causing bacteremia, endocarditis, peritonitis, gastroenteritis and diarrhea in humans. Three species including A. butzleri, A. cryaerophilus and A. skirrowii are predominantly associated with clinical conditions. Arcobacters are primarily transmitted through contaminated food and water sources. Identification of Arcobacter by biochemical tests is difficult and isolation remains the gold standard method. Current diagnostic advances have provided various molecular methods for efficient detection and differentiation of the Arcobacters at genus and species level. To overcome the emerging antibiotic resistance problem there is an essential need to explore the potential of novel and alternative therapies. Strengthening of the diagnostic aspects is also suggested as in most cases Arcobacters goes unnoticed and hence the exact epidemiological status remains uncertain. This review updates the current knowledge and many aspects of this important food-borne pathogen, namely etiology, evolution and emergence, genetic diversity, epidemiology, the disease in animals and humans, public health concerns, and advances in its diagnosis, prevention and control.
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- Thadiyam Puram Ramees
- a Division of Veterinary Public Health , ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) , Bareilly , India
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- b Division of Pathology , ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) , Bareilly , India
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- c Central University Laboratory , Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University , Chennai , India
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- a Division of Veterinary Public Health , ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) , Bareilly , India
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- a Division of Veterinary Public Health , ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) , Bareilly , India
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- b Division of Pathology , ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) , Bareilly , India
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- d Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Sciences , UP Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalay Evum Go-Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU) , Mathura , India
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- e Division of Biological Standardization , ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) , Bareilly , India
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- f ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) , Bareilly , India
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Rathlavath S, Kumar S, Nayak BB. Comparative isolation and genetic diversity of Arcobacter sp. from fish and the coastal environment. Lett Appl Microbiol 2017; 65:42-49. [PMID: 28394467 DOI: 10.1111/lam.12743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2017] [Revised: 03/05/2017] [Accepted: 03/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Arcobacter species are emerging food-borne and water-borne human pathogens associated mostly with food animals and their environment. The present study was aimed to isolate Arcobacter species from fish, shellfish and coastal water samples using two methods and to determine their genetic diversity. Of 201 samples of fish, shellfish and water samples analysed, 66 (32·8%) samples showed the presence of Arcobacter DNA from both Arcobacter enrichment broth and Bolton broth. Arcobacters were isolated from 58 (87·8%) and 38 (57·5%) of Arcobacter DNA-positive samples using Arcobacter blood agar and Preston blood agar, respectively. Arcobacter sp. identified by biochemical tests were further analysed by a genus-specific PCR, followed by a multiplex-PCR and 16S rRNA-RFLP. From both the methods, four different Arcobacter species namely Arcobacter butzleri, Arcobacter skirrowii, Arcobacter mytili and Arcobacter defluvii were isolated, of which A. butzleri was the predominant species. Enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus (ERIC)-PCR fingerprint analysis revealed that the arcobacters isolated in this study were genetically very diverse and no specific genotype was found associated with a specific source (seafood or water). Since pathogenic arcobacters are not known to be natural inhabitants of coastal marine environment, identifying the sources of contamination will be crucial for effective management of this problem. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Arcobacter sp. are emerging food- and water-borne human pathogens. In this study, comparison of two selective media suggested Arcobacter blood agar to be more efficient in yielding Arcobacter sp. from seafood. Furthermore, the isolation of Arcobacter sp. such as Arcobacter butzleri, A. skirrowii, A. mytili and A. defluvii from seafood suggests diverse sources of contamination of seafood by Arcobacter sp. Analysis of enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus sequence-PCR patterns of A. butzleri showed high genetic diversity and lack of clonality among the isolates. Arcobacter contamination of seafood is an emerging issue both from seafood safety and seafood trade point of view.
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- S Rathlavath
- Quality Control Laboratory, Post-Harvest Technology Department, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Mumbai, India
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- Quality Control Laboratory, Post-Harvest Technology Department, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Mumbai, India
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- Quality Control Laboratory, Post-Harvest Technology Department, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Mumbai, India
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Mohan HV, Rathore RS, Dhama K, Ramees TP, Patya A, Bagalko PS, Wani MY, Bhilegaonk KN, Kumar A. Prevalence of Arcobacter spp. in Humans, Animals and Foods of Animal
Origin in India Based on Cultural Isolation, Antibiogram, PCR and Multiplex
PCR Detection. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.3923/ajava.2014.452.466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Min Hwa Lee
- Department of Food and Nutrition; Chung-Ang University; Ansung Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition; Chung-Ang University; Ansung Korea
- School of Food Science and Technology; Chung-Ang University; Ansung Korea
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Ahmed R, Balamurugan S. Evaluation of three Arcobacter selective agars for selective enumeration of Arcobacter butzleri in beef. Food Res Int 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2013.02.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Lappi V, Archer JR, Cebelinski E, Leano F, Besser JM, Klos RF, Medus C, Smith KE, Fitzgerald C, Davis JP. An Outbreak of Foodborne Illness Among Attendees of a Wedding Reception in Wisconsin Likely Caused byArcobacter butzleri. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2013; 10:250-5. [DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2012.1307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Victoria Lappi
- Public Health Laboratory, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota
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- Bureau of Communicable Diseases and Emergency Response, Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Public Health Laboratory, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota
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- Public Health Laboratory, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota
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- Bureau of Communicable Diseases and Emergency Response, Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Acute Disease Investigation and Control Section, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota
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- Acute Disease Investigation and Control Section, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota
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- Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Bureau of Communicable Diseases and Emergency Response, Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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Shah AH, Saleha AA, Murugaiyah M, Zunita Z, Memon AA. Prevalence and distribution of Arcobacter spp. in raw milk and retail raw beef. J Food Prot 2012; 75:1474-8. [PMID: 22856572 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-11-487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A total of 106 beef samples which consisted of local (n = 59) and imported (n = 47) beef and 180 milk samples from cows (n = 86) and goats (n = 94) were collected from Selangor, Malaysia. Overall, 30.2% (32 of 106) of beef samples were found positive for Arcobacter species. Imported beef was significantly more contaminated (46.80%) than local beef (16.9%). Arcobacter butzleri was the species isolated most frequently from imported (81.8%) and local (60%) beef, followed by Arcobacter cryaerophilus in local (33.3%) and imported (18.2%) beef samples. Only one local beef sample (10%) yielded Arcobacter skirrowii. Arcobacter species were detected from cow's milk (5.8%), with A. butzleri as the dominant species (60%), followed by A. cryaerophilus (40%), whereas none of the goat's milk samples were found positive for Arcobacter. This is the first report of the detection of Arcobacter in milk and beef in Malaysia.
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- A H Shah
- Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Shah AH, Saleha AA, Zunita Z, Cheah YK, Murugaiyah M, Korejo NA. Genetic characterization of Arcobacter isolates from various sources. Vet Microbiol 2012; 160:355-61. [PMID: 22739058 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.05.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2012] [Revised: 05/23/2012] [Accepted: 05/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Arcobacter is getting more attention due to its detection from wide host-range and foods of animal origin. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of Arcobacter spp. in various sources at farm level and beef retailed in markets in Malaysia and to assess the genetic relatedness among them. A total of 273 samples from dairy cattle including cattle (n=120), floor (n=30), water (n=18) and milk (n=105) as well as 148 beef samples collected from retail markets were studied. The overall prevalence of Arcobacter in various sources was 15% (63/421). However, source-wise detection rate of Arcobacter spp. was recorded as 26.66% (8/30) in floor, 26.3% (39/148) in beef, 11.11% (2/18) in water, 7.6% (8/105) in milk and 6.66% (8/120) in cattle. Arcobacter butzleri was the frequently isolated species however, a total of 75%, 66.7%, 53.8%, 50% and 12.5%% samples from floor, milk, beef, water and cattle, respectively, were carrying more than one species simultaneously. One (12.5%) cattle and beef sample (2.5%) found to be carrying one Arcobacter spp., A. skirrowii, only. Typing of Arcobacter isolates was done though pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) after digested with Eag1 restriction endonuclease (RE). Digestion of genomic DNA of Arcobacter from various sources yielded 12 major clusters (≥ 50% similarity) which included 29 different band patterns. A number of closely related A. butzleri isolates were found from beef samples which indicate cross contamination of common type of Arcobacter. Fecal shedding of Arcobacter by healthy animals can contaminate water and milk which may act as source of infection in humans.
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- A H Shah
- Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Shah AH, Saleha AA, Zunita Z, Murugaiyah M, Aliyu AB, Jafri N. Prevalence, distribution and antibiotic resistance of emergent Arcobacter spp. from clinically healthy cattle and goats. Transbound Emerg Dis 2012; 60:9-16. [PMID: 22280210 DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2012.01311.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Prevalence, distribution and antibiotic resistance of Arcobacter spp. were investigated in cattle, goats, floor and treated water samples in this study. The prevalence of Arcobacter in adult and young was recorded as 8/110 (7.27%) and 4/83 (4.81%), respectively, which showed insignificant difference (P = 0.3503) in detection rates between adult and young cattle. A total of 33.33% of the floor samples and 11.11% of the treated water samples analysed were determined as positive for Arcobacter. Among the species isolated, over all, A. butzleri (45%) was the most frequently detected species, followed by A. skirrowii (5%). A. butzleri was isolated from adult cattle, floor and water samples at the rates of 75.0%, 33.4% and 50%, respectively. Co-colonization of species was not uncommon, and 50% of the samples were carrying more than one Arcobacter species. Only 12.5% sample from cattle (adult) was detected positive for only A. skirrowii. All samples from young animals, floor and water contained mixed isolates. None of the samples from goat farm was found to be carrying Arcobacter species. On profiling of antimicrobial resistance patterns, it was found that only one A. butzleri isolate (3.7%) was sensitive to all nine antibiotics tested. A. butzleri was found highly resistant to ampicillin (55.6%), followed by cefotaxime (33.4%) and ciprofloxacin (33.4%). Overall, 20% of the isolates showed multidrug resistance (resistant ≥4 antibiotics). Gentamicin and enrofloxacin can be used as drugs of choice for the treatment for Arcobacter infections.
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- A H Shah
- Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Amare L, Saleha A, Zunita Z, Jalila A, Hassan L. Prevalence of Arcobacter spp. on chicken meat at retail markets and in farm chickens in Selangor, Malaysia. Food Control 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2010.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Patyal A, Rathore RS, Mohan HV, Dhama K, Kumar A. Prevalence of Arcobacter spp. in Humans, Animals and Foods of Animal Origin Including Sea Food from India. Transbound Emerg Dis 2011; 58:402-10. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2011.01221.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Comparison of Arcobacter isolation methods, and diversity of Arcobacter spp. in Cheshire, United Kingdom. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 77:1646-50. [PMID: 21193675 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01964-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The aims of this study were, firstly, to compare five published methods for the isolation of Arcobacter spp. from animal feces in order to determine the most sensitive and specific method. Second, we analyzed the resulting isolates by multilocus sequence typing (MLST) in order to investigate the diversity of the isolates recovered. Third, we investigated the ability to recover Arcobacter spp. from frozen fecal samples. Seventy-seven fecal samples from cattle, sheep, and badgers were subjected to five isolation methods, based on published methods for the isolation of Arcobacter and Campylobacter spp. Thirty-nine Arcobacter butzleri isolates were analyzed using a multilocus sequence typing scheme. The survival of Arcobacter spp. in frozen samples was investigated by freezing the fecal samples at -80°C for 7 days and then applying the same five isolation methods. The most sensitive and specific method used an Arcobacter-specific broth in conjunction with modified charcoal cefoperazone deoxycholate agar (mCCDA) with added antibiotics. Freezing of fecal samples led to a reduction in the recovery of Arcobacter spp. by approximately 50%. The 39 allelic profiles obtained by MLST could be divided into 11 sequence types (STs). We have identified the most sensitive and specific method for the isolation of Arcobacter spp. from animal feces and demonstrated that the freezing of fecal samples prior to isolation reduces arcobacter recovery. MLST analysis of the isolates revealed a high level of diversity.
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González A, Suski J, Ferrús MA. Rapid and accurate detection of Arcobacter contamination in commercial chicken products and wastewater samples by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2010; 7:327-38. [PMID: 19899959 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2009.0368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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An SYBR Green real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was developed for Arcobacter detection in food and wastewater samples. The assay was applied to 36 chicken and 33 wastewater samples, and the results were compared with those obtained for conventional PCR, multiplex PCR, and culture isolation. Isolates were identified by multiplex PCR and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of PCR-amplified DNA fragment, and typed by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA. Arcobacter sp. was detected in 25 of the 26 chicken carcasses (96%) and in 4 of the 10 liver samples (40%) by real-time PCR. Twenty-five chicken samples were positive also by conventional PCR, but in most of them the detection was only possible after 48-h enrichment. Arcobacter butzleri was the most frequently detected species. Twenty-four Arcobacter isolates were obtained from chicken samples, where A. butzleri is the only identified species. All the wastewater samples (100%) were positive for Arcobacter sp. by real-time PCR without enrichment. A. butzleri and Arcobacter cryaerophilus were detected by multiplex PCR. Fifteen samples were found to be positive by culture. Thirty-six isolates were obtained; all of them were identified as A. butzleri by multiplex PCR. However, by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism, 34 were identified as A. butzleri, 1 as A. cryaerophilus, and another 1 as Arcobacter skirrowii. A great genetic heterogeneity was observed by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA-PCR profiling. The real-time PCR assay developed in this work showed better detection levels than conventional PCR, together with shorter times of testing samples. Therefore, it could be used as a rapid and accurate instrument for monitoring Arcobacter contamination levels in food and water samples.
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- Ana González
- Department of Biotechnology, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Pejchalová M, Dostalíková E, Slámová M, Brozková I, Vytrasová J. Prevalence and diversity of Arcobacter spp. in the Czech Republic. J Food Prot 2008; 71:719-27. [PMID: 18468025 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-71.4.719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The aim of this study was to examine 634 samples of chicken, lamb, pork, beef, fish, samples from the intensive animal industry and from poultry for slaughter, as well as from the domestic breeding of poultry, horses, pigs, and lambs, from surface water, and from clinical samples for the presence of Arcobacter. All the samples were examined with a cultivation method, followed by confirmation by multiplex PCR. The method of multiplex PCR applied directly to a liquid medium after enrichment was applied only to the samples with the highest probability of the presence of arcobacters. Arcobacter spp. were detected in 11.8% of the samples, of which A. butzleri, A. cryaerophilus, and A. skirrowii were found in 6.6, 5.1, and 0.2% of the samples, respectively. The sources of the arcobacters were chicken meat from the retail market, intensive animal production facilities, domestic chicken breeding facilities, lamb raising environments, surface water and wastewater, and beef swabs taken in a meat processing factory. No occurrence of arcobacters was identified in the swabs from slaughter turkeys, ducks, and wild poultry. No arcobacters were found in horse and pig breeding environments, on pork, or on the swabs of fish. Forty-two rectal swabs taken from humans were also free of Arcobacter. Seventeen isolates of Arcobacter were further identified by sequencing the 16S rRNA gene. Varied genotypes were observed among A. butzleri from chicken meat and chicken breeds, and A. cryaerophilus from wastewater and chicken breeds. They were similar to the genotypes present in wastewater, porcine feces, human stool, and human blood obtained from databases. Our results revealed that the chicken meat from the retail market is an important source of arcobacters. Cross-contamination during handling of chicken carcass practices could play a key role in the spread of Arcobacter.
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- M Pejchalová
- Department of Biological and Biochemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Strossova 239, 53003 Pardubice, Czech Republic.
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Hamill S, Neill SD, Madden RH. A comparison of media for the isolation of Arcobacter spp. from retail packs of beef. J Food Prot 2008; 71:850-4. [PMID: 18468046 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-71.4.850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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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In order to determine the most effective protocol for the isolation of Arcobacter spp. from retail packs of beef, three published methods (A, B, and C) were selected. In addition, a modified version of method B was studied (method D). The ability of the four methods to isolate Arcobacter from standardized beef samples (n = 80) was compared with presumptive Arcobacter isolates being identified to genus and species level, using multiplex PCR methods. The presence of Arcobacter in enrichment broths was also investigated using PCR techniques. Overall, the modified enrichment and selection media of Johnson and Murano (method D) gave the highest recovery of Arcobacter. Recovery using these media was enhanced by incubating the enrichment and selection media in a microaerobic cabinet rather than air, and the inclusion of streaking the enrichment broth onto selective agar after 24 h in addition to 48 h. Method D yielded significantly more Arcobacter-positive samples of beef (P < 0.01) than did the three other methods investigated.
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- Sarah Hamill
- Department of Food Science, Queen's University of Belfast, Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 5PX, Northern Ireland
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Aydin F, Gümüşsoy KS, Atabay HI, Iça T, Abay S. Prevalence and distribution of Arcobacter species in various sources in Turkey and molecular analysis of isolated strains by ERIC-PCR. J Appl Microbiol 2008; 103:27-35. [PMID: 17584450 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03240.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS To determine the prevalence of Arcobacter in various food, animal and water sources in Turkey and to subtype the isolated strains using enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus (ERIC)-PCR. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 806 samples consisting of chicken (100) and turkey meat (100); minced beef (27); rectal swabs from cattle (173), sheep (68) and dogs (62); cloacal swabs of broilers (100) and layers (100); gall bladders of cattle (50) and drinking water samples (26) were examined. A previously described membrane filtration method was used for the isolation. Isolates were identified at species level using multiplex-PCR and discriminated by ERIC-PCR for subtyping. Ninety-eight (12.1%) of the samples examined were found positive for arcobacters. Arcobacter spp. were isolated from 68%, 4%, 6.9%, 8% and 37% of chicken and turkey meats, rectal swabs and gall bladders of cattle and minced beef, respectively. No arcobacters were obtained from the rectal swabs of sheep and dogs, cloacal swabs of broilers and layers, and water samples examined. In total, 99 Arcobacter isolates were obtained. Of these isolates, 92 were identified as Arcobacter butzleri, five were Arcobacter skirrowii and two were Arcobacter cryaerophilus. Thirteen distinct DNA profiles among A. butzleri isolates were obtained by the ERIC-PCR. Of these profiles, eight were from chicken carcass, three from cattle rectal swab and two from minced beef meat isolates. Some of the isolates originated from different sources gave the same DNA profiles. All isolates of A. skirrowii and A. cryaerophilus gave different DNA profiles. CONCLUSIONS Poultry carcasses, minced beef meat, rectal swabs and gall bladders of cattle were found to be positive for Arcobacter spp. A. butzleri was the predominant species isolated. In addition, large heterogeneity among the Arcobacter isolates was determined. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Contamination of the poultry carcasses and minced beef meat, rectal and gall bladder samples of cattle with arcobacters poses a risk for both human and animal infections. Detection of several different Arcobacter strains may suggest multiple sources for contamination and infection.
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- F Aydin
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Erciyes, Kayseri, Turkey.
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Atabay HI, Unver A, Sahin M, Otlu S, Elmali M, Yaman H. Isolation of various Arcobacter species from domestic geese (Anser anser). Vet Microbiol 2007; 128:400-5. [PMID: 18023541 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2007] [Revised: 10/05/2007] [Accepted: 10/12/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In this study, the prevalence and distribution of various Arcobacter spp. were investigated in samples taken from the cloacae of healthy domestic geese raised in Turkey. A membrane filtration technique with a non-selective blood agar was employed after enrichment in Arcobacter enrichment broth (AEB) to isolate a wide range of Arcobacter spp. In addition, the isolates were characterized phenotypically and identified at species level using a multiplex-PCR assay. A total of 90 cloacal swab samples taken from geese, collected on three farms (18, 25, 47 samples, respectively), were examined. Of the samples examined, 16 (18%) were found positive for Arcobacter. One Arcobacter species was isolated from each bird. Of the 16 Arcobacter isolates, 7 (44%), 7 (44%) and 2 (12.5%) were identified by m-PCR as A. cryaerophilus, A. skirrowii and A. butzleri, respectively. The present study indicates that domestic geese can harbour a variety of Arcobacter spp. in their cloacae. The presence of Arcobacter in geese may be of significance as reservoirs in their dissemination. Detailed research is needed for better understanding of the epidemiology and zoonotic potential of this emerging pathogen.
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- H Ibrahim Atabay
- Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, 35430 Izmir, Turkey.
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Chinivasagam HN, Corney BG, Wright LL, Diallo IS, Blackall PJ. Detection of Arcobacter spp. in piggery effluent and effluent-irrigated soils in southeast Queensland. J Appl Microbiol 2007; 103:418-26. [PMID: 17650202 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03275.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS To investigate the occurrence and levels of Arcobacter spp. in pig effluent ponds and effluent-treated soil. METHODS AND RESULTS A Most Probable Number (MPN) method was developed to assess the levels of Arcobacter spp. in seven pig effluent ponds and six effluent-treated soils, immediately after effluent irrigation. Arcobacter spp. levels in the effluent ponds varied from 6.5 x 10(5) to 1.1 x 10(8) MPN 100 ml(-1) and in freshly irrigated soils from 9.5 x 10(2) to 2.8 x 10(4) MPN g(-1) in all piggery environments tested. Eighty-three Arcobacter isolates were subjected to an abbreviated phenotypic test scheme and examined using a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The PCR identified 35% of these isolates as Arcobacter butzleri, 49% as Arcobacter cryaerophilus while 16% gave no band. All 13 nonreactive isolates were subjected to partial 16S rDNA sequencing and showed a high similarity (>99%) to Arcobacter cibarius. CONCLUSIONS A. butzleri, A. cryaerophilus and A. cibarius were isolated from both piggery effluent and effluent-irrigated soil, at levels suggestive of good survival in the effluent pond. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This is the first study to provide quantitative information on Arcobacter spp. levels in piggery effluent and to associate A. cibarius with pigs and piggery effluent environments.
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- H N Chinivasagam
- Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Animal Research Institute, Queensland, Australia.
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Tangwatcharin P, Chanthachum S, Khopaibool P, Chambers JR, Griffiths MW. Media for the aerobic resuscitation of Campylobacter jejuni. J Food Prot 2007; 70:1099-109. [PMID: 17536667 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-70.5.1099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The microaerophilic nature of Campylobacter jejuni has complicated its recovery from human and animal sources. In this study, enhancement of the growth and aerotolerance of C. jejuni ATCC 35921 in nutrient broth no. 2 (NB2) was investigated. The efficiency of recovery of C. jejuni in NB2 containing FBP (0.025% [each] ferrous sulfate, sodium metabisulfite, and sodium pyruvate), 5% laked horse blood, hemin, Oxyrase, or activated charcoal in an aerobic atmosphere was compared with that obtained under microaerophilic incubation. The shortest lag time (lamda) for cells grown aerobically was observed with NB2 supplemented with FBP, 5% laked horse blood, 0.01 g/liter of hemin, or 0.15 U/ml of Oxyrase. The efficacy of these media to resuscitate C. jejuni cells in late exponential phase, as well as cells subjected to stress induced by cold, heat, starvation, or acid, was determined in aerobic or microaerobic atmospheres. The h of cells grown aerobically in NB2 containing both FBP and blood was similar to that obtained in the same medium incubated in a microaerobic environment (P > 0.05). However, the X was longer during aerobic growth when low numbers of cells (approximately 1 log CFU/ml) in late exponential phase were used as the initial inoculum. The best recovery of stressed C. jejuni was observed in NB2 supplemented with FBP and blood and incubated aerobically. Enrichment in media incorporating FBP and 5% laked horse blood is a simple, convenient, and time-saving method to replace microaerophilic incubation methods for the resuscitation of C. jejuni.
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- P Tangwatcharin
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, 90112, Thailand
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González A, Botella S, Montes RM, Moreno Y, Ferrús MA. Direct detection and identification of Arcobacter species by multiplex PCR in chicken and wastewater samples from Spain. J Food Prot 2007; 70:341-7. [PMID: 17340867 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-70.2.341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Twenty-two chicken livers, 10 chicken carcasses, and 15 wastewater samples were processed and analyzed for Arcobacter by PCR and traditional culture methods. Samples were enriched for 24 and 48 h, incubated at 30 degrees C under aerobic conditions, and streaked on blood selective media. To determine the best isolation conditions, 20 samples also were processed under microaerophilic conditions at 37 degrees C. Simple and multiplex PCR assays were used directly with enrichment broths and isolated strains. Seventeen Arcobacter strains were isolated from chicken samples, and A. butzleri was the only Arcobacter species identified. The direct PCR assay revealed that 29 of the 32 chicken samples were contaminated with Arcobacter. A. butzleri was the most frequently detected species, although Arcobacter cryaerophilus also was present in some of the samples and Arcobacter skirrowii occasionally was detected. All the wastewater samples were positive by PCR assay for Arcobacter after 24 h of enrichment. A. butzleri and A. cryaerophilus were detected with the multiplex PCR assay. Fourteen Arcobacter strains were isolated from 10 of the 15 water samples analyzed; 7 were identified as A. butzleri and the remaining 7 were A. cryaerophilus. Both for chicken and water samples, Arcobacter detection rate for PCR amplification was higher than for culture isolation. These results indicate the high prevalence of Arcobacter in chicken and wastewater and the inadequacy of available cultural methods for its detection. The species-specific multiplex PCR assay is a rapid method for assessing Arcobacter contamination in chicken and wastewater samples and is a viable alternative to biochemical identification of isolated strains.
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- A González
- Departamento de Biotecnología, Universidad Politècnica, Camino de Vera 14, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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Tangwatcharin P, Chanthachum S, Khopaibool P, Griffiths MW. Morphological and physiological responses of Campylobacter jejuni to stress. J Food Prot 2006; 69:2747-53. [PMID: 17133821 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-69.11.2747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Under conditions of stress, cells of Campylobacter assume a coccoid shape that may be an evolutionary strategy evolved by the organism to enable survival between hosts. However, the physiology of Campylobacter as it devolves from spiral to coccoid-shaped morphology is poorly understood. In this study, conditions influencing the survival of Campylobacter jejuni ATCC 35921 in broth were determined. Cells in late log phase were resuspended in broth at 4 or 60 degrees C. The culturability of these cold- or heat-stressed cell suspensions was determined by spread plate counts and the activity of cells by the direct viable count technique and 5-cyano-2,3-ditolyltetrazolium chloride staining. C. jejuni changed form completely from culturable to viable but nonculturable cells (VBNC) within 25 days at 4 degrees C, and 15 min at 60 degrees C. Light microscopy of C. jejuni VBNC cells showed that the spiral-shaped cells became coccoid, and transmission electron microscopy of C. jejuni VBNC cells showed that the outer membrane was lost in aging cell suspensions. Furthermore, a limited proteomic study was carried out to compare C. jejuni proteins that exhibited increased or decreased synthesis on exposure to 60 degrees C.
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- Pussadee Tangwatcharin
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90112, Thailand
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Gude A, Hillman TJ, Helps CR, Allen VM, Corry JEL. Ecology of Arcobacter species in chicken rearing and processing. Lett Appl Microbiol 2005; 41:82-7. [PMID: 15960757 DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.2005.01708.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIMS To investigate whether Arcobacter spp. colonize the poultry-rearing environment or whether they are contaminants acquired during transportation and/or from the processing plant. METHODS AND RESULTS Samples were collected on poultry farms and in the processing plant during slaughter and dressing. Two cultural methods of detection were used. Isolates were identified to species level using a multiplex-polymerase chain reaction (m-PCR) method, either on the initial suspensions, or after enrichment, or on pure cultures of isolates. Of the 62 samples examined from poultry farms, arcobacters were found only outside the rearing sheds (in effluent sludge and stagnant water). Thirty-four samples were examined from the processing plant and 26 were positive for arcobacters. All the isolates were Arcobacter butzleri. Arcobacters were not found in any sample by direct plating nor by m-PCR on the initial suspensions, thus it was concluded that numbers were very low. CONCLUSIONS Arcobacter spp. were not found in samples from the live birds and their immediate environment, but A. butzleri was found in effluent sludge and stagnant water outside the rearing sheds. However, A. butzleri is common in poultry abattoirs, and it appears that poultry carcasses are contaminated during processing. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Arcobacters are not found inside poultry-rearing sheds, but are contaminants in the processing environment.
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- A Gude
- University of Bristol, School of Clinical Veterinary Science, Langford, Bristol, UK
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Phillips CA, Bates P. The survival of Arcobacter butzleri, an emerging human pathogen, in the presence of acids or ethanol. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1108/00346650410560389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ongör H, Cetinkaya B, Açik MN, Atabay HI. Investigation of arcobacters in meat and faecal samples of clinically healthy cattle in Turkey. Lett Appl Microbiol 2004; 38:339-44. [PMID: 15214736 DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.2004.01494.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS To investigate the presence of Arcobacter spp. in minced beef meat (n = 97) and rectal faecal samples (n = 200) collected from cattle immediately after slaughter at a local abattoir in Turkey. METHODS AND RESULTS Meat samples were examined using three different isolation procedures (CAT-supplemented media, de Boer arcobacter isolation method and membrane filtration method), but only one method (CAT-supplemented media) was employed for faecal samples. The isolated Arcobacter strains were identified by genus- and species-(multiplex) specific PCR assays. Arcobacter spp. were isolated from 5 and 9.5% of meat and faecal samples respectively. Although the only Arcobacter sp. found in meat samples was Arcobacter butzleri, all three pathogenic species--A. butzleri, A. cryaerophilus and A. skirrowii--were detected in the rectal swabs. No Arcobacter was isolated when the de Boer method was used for minced meat samples but the same five meat samples were found positive for arcobacters when CAT-supplemented media and membrane filtration method were used. CONCLUSIONS The membrane filtration method was found to be superior to the CAT-supplemented media, because it led to a reduction in competing microflora. However, the necessity for one filter and medium for each sample makes this method somewhat expensive. The multiplex-PCR (m-PCR) assay shortened significantly the time required for the identification of Arcobacter spp. and also removed the possibility of false positive results due to other campylobacteria. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study reports the isolation of Arcobacter spp. in cattle for the first time in Turkey. The m-PCR assay enables the identification and differentiation of all arcobacters simultaneously in one-step PCR.
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- H Ongör
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat, Elazig, Turkey
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Rivas L, Fegan N, Vanderlinde P. Isolation and characterisation of Arcobacter butzleri from meat. Int J Food Microbiol 2004; 91:31-41. [PMID: 14967558 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1605(03)00328-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2002] [Revised: 05/23/2003] [Accepted: 05/30/2003] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of Arcobacter in ground chicken, pork, beef and lamb meats. Meat samples were enriched in Arcobacter broth (AB) containing cefoperazone, amphotericin and teicoplanin (CAT) supplement. Samples were screened for the presence of Arcobacter spp. using a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by isolation on blood and selective agar. Arcobacter butzleri was the only species of Arcobacter isolated from 35% of 88 samples of ground meats. A. butzleri was more frequently isolated from poultry (73%) than pork (29%), beef (22%) or lamb (15%) samples. No significant differences were found in the isolation rates and from the different regions sampled. Isolates were characterised by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) using SacII, EagI and SmaI restriction endonucleases. A number of isolates with indistinguishable PFGE fingerprints were found to be epidemiologically related, which may indicate cross-contamination of common types of Arcobacter from different meat species or between meat species. The public health significance of Arcobacter in ground meat needs to be determined.
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- Lucia Rivas
- Food Science Australia, Food Safety and Quality, PO Box 3312, Tingalpa DC, CANNON HILL, QLD, 4173, Australia.
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Atabay HI, Aydin F, Houf K, Sahin M, Vandamme P. The prevalence of Arcobacter spp. on chicken carcasses sold in retail markets in Turkey, and identification of the isolates using SDS-PAGE. Int J Food Microbiol 2003; 81:21-8. [PMID: 12423915 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1605(02)00163-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In this study, the prevalence of Arcobacter spp. on chicken carcasses sold in various retail markets in Turkey was investigated. The isolates were characterized and identified using various phenotypic and molecular tests. The membrane filtration technique employing 0.45-microm pore size membrane filters laid onto a nonselective blood agar was used after enrichment in Oxoid Arcobacter Enrichment Broth (AEB) to examine a total of 75 chicken carcasses (44 fresh and 31 frozen). Species level identification was performed using SDS-PAGE of whole-cell proteins and a recently developed multiplex-PCR assay. All isolates were identified as Arcobacter butzleri. Of the 44 fresh chicken carcasses examined, 42 (95%) were positive for A. butzleri. A. butzleri was also recovered from seven (23%) of the 31 frozen carcasses examined.
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- H Ibrahim Atabay
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey.
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Vytrasová J, Pejchalová M, Harsová K, Bínová S. Isolation of Arcobacter butzleri and A. cryaerophilus in samples of meats and from meat-processing plants by a culture technique and detection by PCR. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2003; 48:227-32. [PMID: 12800507 DOI: 10.1007/bf02930960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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A pilot survey of sources of contamination with arcobacters (representing a potential risk for humans) was done in a wide range of samples involved various kinds of meat (beef, pork, meat products, chilled chickens, etc.) from a retail level and domestic farming. Sanitary practices in slaughterhouses and production lines were checked in two different plants (a beef and pork production and a chicken processing plant). The method is based on a selective enrichment to isolate suspect strains, in combination with a PCR technique specific for arcobacters. The choice of a suitable enrichment broth and a plating agar was made with the use of pure bacterial strains and by means of real meat samples seeded with Arcobacter butzleri. The PCR technique was optimized to allow differentiation of a 1223 bp product, typical of the genus Arcobacter, and a product of 686 bp, specific for A. butzleri a total number of 198 samples were tested, of that 33 (17%) were found to be positive for the genus Arcobacter but only 22 (11%) for A. butzleri.
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- J Vytrasová
- Department of Biological and Biochemical Sciences, University of Pardubice, 532 10 Pardubice, Czechia.
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Corry JE, Atabay HI, Forsythe SJ, Mansfield LP. Chapter 18 Culture media for the isolation of campylobacters, helicobacters and arcobacters. HANDBOOK OF CULTURE MEDIA FOR FOOD MICROBIOLOGY 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6352(03)80021-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Ohlendorf DS, Murano EA. Sensitivity of three methods used in the isolation of Arcobacter spp. in raw ground pork. J Food Prot 2002; 65:1784-8. [PMID: 12430704 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-65.11.1784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Arcobacter, an aerotolerant Campylobacter-like organism, has been designated an emerging pathogen because of its newly recognized ability to cause diarrheal illness in both humans and animals and its presence in the human food supply. Because there is no standard isolation method for its detection, the true occurrence of this pathogen is largely unknown. In addition, the lack of a standardized isolation protocol limits the ability of investigators to compare field data. Arcobacter has been detected in whole muscle and ground pork at various levels by two different isolation methods (those of deBoer and Collins). In this study, these methods were tested along with the Johnson-Murano (JM) method, developed in our laboratory. The sensitivity of each method was tested for ground pork inoculated with Arcobacter butzleri and Arcobacter cryaerophilus IA at levels of 10(4), 10(3), 10(2), and 10(1) CFU/g. Controls included tubes with uninoculated pork and broth tubes without pork. All samples that were morphologically similar to Arcobacter were analyzed by Gram staining and by catalase and oxidasereactions. Presumptive positive samples were confirmed by the polymerase chain reaction. The JM method was determined to be the most sensitive, detecting A. butzleri down to a level of 10(1) CFU/g in 100% of the samples and detecting A. cryaerophilus IA at a level of 10(1) CFU/g in 75% of samples. In a pure buffer system, the Collins method was as effective as the JM method in isolating both organisms to levels of 10(1) cells per g.
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- Dawn S Ohlendorf
- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-2471, USA
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Sánchez MX, Fluckey WM, Brashears MM, McKee SR. Microbial profile and antibiotic susceptibility of Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella spp. in broilers processed in air-chilled and immersion-chilled environments. J Food Prot 2002; 65:948-56. [PMID: 12092727 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-65.6.948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Carcass chilling is considered a critical step for inhibiting bacterial growth during poultry processing. The objective of this study was to compare microbiological loads and the incidence of Salmonella spp. and Campylobacter spp. on broiler carcasses subjected to immersion chilling and air chilling. Additionally, the antibiotic resistance patterns of pathogen isolates were determined. The results of this study indicated that the incidence of Salmonella spp. and Campylobacter spp. tends to be significantly lower in air-chilled broilers, suggesting that cross-contamination may be more prevalent for immersion-chilled broilers. No significant differences were detected between chilling treatments for total aerobic populations or for generic E. coli or coliform counts. Psychrotrophic populations were significantly larger (P < 0.05) in immersion-chilled broilers than in their air-chilled counterparts. Campylobacter isolates from immersion-chilled broilers had a higher incidence of resistance to nalidixic acid (NAL) and related fluoroquinolones than isolates from air-chilled broilers did. Additionally, Campylobacter isolates from air-chilled broilers had a higher frequency of resistance to tetracycline than isolates from immersion-chilled broilers did. With regard to Salmonella, isolates from immersion-chilled broilers had a higher incidence of resistance to NAL than isolates from air-chilled samples did. No Salmonella isolates from immersion- or air-chilled broilers were resistant to the fluoroquinolones tested. The chilling method used during processing may influence the microbial profile of postchilled broilers.
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- Marcos X Sánchez
- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 68583-0919, USA
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AIMS The objective of this study was to determine the susceptibility of Arcobacter butzleri isolates to various antimicrobial agents used in the treatment of infectious diseases in humans and animals. METHODS AND RESULTS Thirty-nine A. butzleri strains isolated from broiler chickens were tested for their susceptibility to 23 antimicrobial agents using a disc diffusion method. All isolates were resistant to aztreonam, cefuroxime sodium, cephalothin, orbenin, oxacillin, penicillin G and trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazol. Of the 39 isolates tested, 26 were also found resistant to amoxycillin, amoxycillin/clavulanic acid and ampicillin. One isolate was resistant to, and four showed intermediate level of resistance to, erythromycin. All isolates were susceptible to amikacin, chloramphenicol, danofloxacin, enrofloxacin, nitrofurantoin, nalidixic acid, tetracyclines and tobramycin. CONCLUSIONS The majority of the isolates were found resistant to antibiotics commonly used for the treatment of infectious bacterial diseases in humans and animals. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study shows that A. butzleri strains vary in their resistance to certain kinds of antibiotics and caution should be taken when choosing a suitable antibiotic for the treatment of disease(s) caused by this organism.
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- H I Atabay
- Department of Microbiology, Veterinary Faculty, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey.
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Corry JE, Atabay HI. Poultry as a source of Campylobacter and related organisms. SYMPOSIUM SERIES (SOCIETY FOR APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY) 2001:96S-114S. [PMID: 11422565 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2001.01358.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 240] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- J E Corry
- Division of Food Animal Science, University of Bristol, Langford, North Somerset, UK.
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Houf K, Devriese LA, De Zutter L, Van Hoof J, Vandamme P. Susceptibility of Arcobacter butzleri, Arcobacter cryaerophilus, and Arcobacter skirrowii to antimicrobial agents used in selective media. J Clin Microbiol 2001; 39:1654-6. [PMID: 11283110 PMCID: PMC87993 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.39.4.1654-1656.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2000] [Accepted: 01/22/2001] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Several antimicrobial agents used in selective media for the isolation of Arcobacter were found to be inhibitory to strains belonging to this genus. All three species tested were susceptible to colistin and rifampin at concentrations used in selective media. Arcobacter skirrowii was the most susceptible species. 5-Fluorouracil, novobiocin, trimethoprim, and teicoplanin or vancomycin were found to be without any inhibitory effect on the strains tested at concentrations described for the isolation of Arcobacter species.
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- K Houf
- Department of Veterinary Food Inspection, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.
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Houf K, Tutenel A, De Zutter L, Van Hoof J, Vandamme P. Development of a multiplex PCR assay for the simultaneous detection and identification of Arcobacter butzleri, Arcobacter cryaerophilus and Arcobacter skirrowii. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2000; 193:89-94. [PMID: 11094284 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2000.tb09407.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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A multiplex PCR assay with five primers targeting the 16S and 23S rRNA genes was developed for the simultaneous detection and identification of Arcobacter butzleri, Arcobacter cryaerophilus and Arcobacter skirrowii. The selected primers amplify a 257-bp fragment from A. cryaerophilus, a 401-bp fragment from A. butzleri and a 641-bp fragment from A. skirrowii. No PCR product was generated for closely related bacteria including Campylobacter and Helicobacter species. The assay was useful to identify cultures after in vitro cultivation and to detect and identify A. butlzeri and A. cryaerophilus from poultry samples present in 24-h old enrichment in Arcobacter broth with cefoperazone, amphotericin and teicoplanin (CAT)-supplement.
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- K Houf
- Ghent University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Food Inspection, Merelbeke, Belgium.
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Baylis CL, MacPhee S, Martin KW, Humphrey TJ, Betts RP. Comparison of three enrichment media for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from foods. J Appl Microbiol 2000; 89:884-91. [PMID: 11119165 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.01203.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIM This study compared the performance of three Campylobacter enrichment broths: Bolton broth (BB), Campylobacter Enrichment broth (CEB) and Preston broth (PB). METHODS AND RESULTS Pure cultures of target and competitor organisms, and naturally-contaminated food samples, were used to establish the performance of these media. In pure culture the PB supported the growth of the greatest number of strains of Campylobacter spp. but failed to inhibit some competitor organisms. The CEB showed the opposite result, inhibiting all 15 competitor organisms used but failing to support the growth of five Campylobacter strains. By comparison, BB showed the best compromise between inhibition of competitors and growth of Campylobacter. CONCLUSIONS Plates inoculated with BB and CEB food enrichments resulted in more Campylobacter growth than those inoculated with PB, which supported significantly less typical growth (P < or = 0.001). The most common competitor organism isolated from PB was Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas spp. were frequently isolated from BB and CEB. Both BB and CEB were better than PB for the isolation of Campylobacter from naturally-contaminated foods, although BB yielded more confirmed Campylobacter growth than CEB. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study highlighted differences in performance of media used to isolate Campylobacter spp. from foods.
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- C L Baylis
- Campden & Chorleywood Food Research Association, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK.
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Denis M, Soumet C, Rivoal K, Ermel G, Blivet D, Salvat G, Colin P. Development of a m-PCR assay for simultaneous identification of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli. Lett Appl Microbiol 1999; 29:406-10. [PMID: 10664985 DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765x.1999.00658.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 259] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Multiplex PCR assay (m-PCR) with three sets of primers was developed for simultaneous identification of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli. Poultry faecal samples were enriched in Preston broth for 24 h and streaking on selective media was performed before and after enrichment. m-PCR was applied on bacterial cultures harvested from media plates. The data showed a selective effect of Preston broth which favoured the growth of C. coli. Identification of the species by the hippurate hydrolysis test and by the m-PCR was performed on 294 isolates of Campylobacter. The efficiency of the identification by the biochemical test is only 34% in comparison to 100% efficiency with the PCR. The use of our m-PCR in combination with the culture method allowed reliable detection and identification of C. jejuni and C. coli within 3-4 d.
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- M Denis
- Unité d'Hygiène et Qualité des Produits Avicoles et Porcins, Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments, Ploufragan, France
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