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Algarni S, Gudeta DD, Han J, Nayak R, Foley SL. Genotypic analyses of IncHI2 plasmids from enteric bacteria. Sci Rep 2024; 14:9802. [PMID: 38684834 PMCID: PMC11058233 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-59870-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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Incompatibility (Inc) HI2 plasmids are large (typically > 200 kb), transmissible plasmids that encode antimicrobial resistance (AMR), heavy metal resistance (HMR) and disinfectants/biocide resistance (DBR). To better understand the distribution and diversity of resistance-encoding genes among IncHI2 plasmids, computational approaches were used to evaluate resistance and transfer-associated genes among the plasmids. Complete IncHI2 plasmid (N = 667) sequences were extracted from GenBank and analyzed using AMRFinderPlus, IntegronFinder and Plasmid Transfer Factor database. The most common IncHI2-carrying genera included Enterobacter (N = 209), Escherichia (N = 208), and Salmonella (N = 204). Resistance genes distribution was diverse, with plasmids from Escherichia and Salmonella showing general similarity in comparison to Enterobacter and other taxa, which grouped together. Plasmids from Enterobacter and other taxa had a higher prevalence of multiple mercury resistance genes and arsenic resistance gene, arsC, compared to Escherichia and Salmonella. For sulfonamide resistance, sul1 was more common among Enterobacter and other taxa, compared to sul2 and sul3 for Escherichia and Salmonella. Similar gene diversity trends were also observed for tetracyclines, quinolones, β-lactams, and colistin. Over 99% of plasmids carried at least 25 IncHI2-associated conjugal transfer genes. These findings highlight the diversity and dissemination potential for resistance across different enteric bacteria and value of computational-based approaches for the resistance-gene assessment.
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- Suad Algarni
- Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, Food and Drug Administration, 3900 NCTR Rd, Jefferson, AR, 72079, USA.
- Cell and Molecular Biology Program, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, USA.
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- Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, Food and Drug Administration, 3900 NCTR Rd, Jefferson, AR, 72079, USA
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- Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, Food and Drug Administration, 3900 NCTR Rd, Jefferson, AR, 72079, USA
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- Office of Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management, National Center for Toxicological Research, Food and Drug Administration, 3900 NCTR Rd, Jefferson, AR, 72079, USA
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- Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, Food and Drug Administration, 3900 NCTR Rd, Jefferson, AR, 72079, USA.
- Cell and Molecular Biology Program, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, USA.
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Sun RY, Guo WY, Zhang JX, Wang MG, Wang LL, Lian XL, Ke BX, Sun J, Ke CW, Liu YH, Liao XP, Fang LX. Phylogenomic analysis of Salmonella Indiana ST17, an emerging MDR clonal group in China. J Antimicrob Chemother 2022; 77:2937-2945. [PMID: 35880764 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkac243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To reconstruct the genomic epidemiology and evolution of MDR Salmonella Indiana in China. METHODS A total of 108 Salmonella Indiana strains were collected from humans and livestock in China. All isolates were subjected to WGS and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary analyses were conducted using WGS data from this study and the NCBI database. RESULTS Almost all 108 Salmonella Indiana strains displayed the MDR phenotype. Importantly, 84 isolates possessed concurrent resistance to ciprofloxacin and cefotaxime. WGS analysis revealed that class 1 integrons on the chromosome and IncHI2 plasmids were the key vectors responsible for multiple antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) [including ESBL and plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) genes] transmission among Salmonella Indiana. The 108 Salmonella Indiana dataset displayed a relatively large core genome and ST17 was the predominant ST. Moreover, the global ST17 Salmonella Indiana strains could be divided into five distinct lineages, each of which was significantly associated with a geographical distribution. Genomic analysis revealed multiple antimicrobial resistance determinants and QRDR mutations in Chinese lineages, which almost did not occur in other global lineages. Using molecular clock analysis, we hypothesized that ST17 isolates have existed since 1956 and underwent a major population expansion from the 1980s to the 2000s and the genetic diversity started to decrease around 2011, probably due to geographical barriers, antimicrobial selective pressure and MDR, favouring the establishment of this prevalent multiple antibiotic-resistant lineage and local epidemics. CONCLUSIONS This study revealed that adaptation to antimicrobial pressure was possibly pivotal in the recent evolutionary trajectory for the clonal spread of ST17 Salmonella Indiana in China.
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- Ruan Yang Sun
- National Risk Assessment Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance of Animal Original Bacteria, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutics Development and Safety Evaluation, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- National Risk Assessment Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance of Animal Original Bacteria, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutics Development and Safety Evaluation, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- National Risk Assessment Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance of Animal Original Bacteria, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutics Development and Safety Evaluation, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- National Risk Assessment Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance of Animal Original Bacteria, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutics Development and Safety Evaluation, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- National Risk Assessment Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance of Animal Original Bacteria, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutics Development and Safety Evaluation, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- National Risk Assessment Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance of Animal Original Bacteria, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutics Development and Safety Evaluation, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- National Risk Assessment Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance of Animal Original Bacteria, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutics Development and Safety Evaluation, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- National Risk Assessment Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance of Animal Original Bacteria, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutics Development and Safety Evaluation, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.,Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for the Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- National Risk Assessment Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance of Animal Original Bacteria, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutics Development and Safety Evaluation, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- National Risk Assessment Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance of Animal Original Bacteria, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutics Development and Safety Evaluation, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
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Qian C, Liu H, Cao J, Ji Y, Lu W, Lu J, Li A, Zhu X, Shen K, Xu H, Chen Q, Zhou W, Lu H, Lin H, Zhang X, Li Q, Lin X, Li K, Xu T, Zhu M, Bao Q, Zhang H. Identification of floR Variants Associated With a Novel Tn 4371-Like Integrative and Conjugative Element in Clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:685068. [PMID: 34235095 PMCID: PMC8256890 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.685068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Florfenicol is widely used to control respiratory diseases and intestinal infections in food animals. However, there are increasing reports about florfenicol resistance of various clinical pathogens. floR is a key resistance gene that mediates resistance to florfenicol and could spread among different bacteria. Here, we investigated the prevalence of floR in 430 Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from human clinical samples and identified three types of floR genes (designated floR, floR-T1 and floR-T2) in these isolates, with floR-T1 the most prevalent (5.3%, 23/430). FloR-T2 was a novel floR variant identified in this study, and exhibited less identity with other FloR proteins than FloRv. Moreover, floR-T1 and floR-T2 identified in P. aeruginosa strain TL1285 were functionally active and located on multi-drug resistance region of a novel incomplete Tn4371-like integrative and conjugative elements (ICE) in the chromosome. The expression of the two floR variants could be induced by florfenicol or chloramphenicol. These results indicated that the two floR variants played an essential role in the host's resistance to amphenicol and the spreading of these floR variants might be related with the Tn4371 family ICE.
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- Changrui Qian
- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- The Second People’s Hospital of Tongxiang City, Tongxiang, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Baotou Central Hospital, Baotou, China
- Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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Lu X, Zeng M, Zhang N, Wang M, Gu B, Li J, Jin H, Xiao W, Li Z, Zhao H, Zhou H, Li Z, Xu J, Xu X, Kan B. Prevalence of 16S rRNA Methylation Enzyme Gene armA in Salmonella From Outpatients and Food. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:663210. [PMID: 34113329 PMCID: PMC8186500 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.663210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Salmonella is the primary cause of community-acquired foodborne infections, so its resistance to antimicrobials, such as aminoglycosides, is a public health issue. Of concern, aminoglycoside resistance in Salmonella is increasing rapidly. Here, we performed a retrospective study evaluating the prevalence of Salmonella harboring armA-mediated aminoglycoside resistance in community-acquired infections and in food or environmental sources. The prevalence rates of armA-harboring Salmonella strains were 1.1/1,000 (13/12,095) and 8.7/1,000 (32/3,687) in outpatient and food/environmental isolates, respectively. All the armA-harboring Salmonella strains were resistant to multiple drugs, including fluoroquinolone and/or extended-spectrum cephalosporins, and most (34/45) belonged to serovar Indiana. The armA gene of these strains were all carried on plasmids, which spanned five replicon types with IncHI2 being the dominant plasmid type. All the armA-carrying plasmids were transferable into Escherichia coli and Acinetobacter baumannii recipients. The conjugation experiment results revealed that the armA-harboring S. Indiana strains had a relatively higher ability to acquire armA-carrying plasmids. The low similarity of their pulsed field gel electrophoresis patterns indicates that the armA-harboring Salmonella strains were unlikely to have originated from a single epidemic clone, suggesting broad armA spread. Furthermore, the genetic backgrounds of armA-harboring Salmonella strains isolated from outpatients exhibited higher similarity to those isolated from poultry than to those isolated from swine, suggesting that poultry consumption maybe an infection source. These findings highlight an urgent need to monitor the prevalence and transmission of armA-harboring Salmonella, especially S. Indiana, to better understand the potential public health threat and prevent the further spread of these strains.
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- Xin Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.,Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.,Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China.,School of Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.,Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China.,Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.,Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China.,School of Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.,Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.,Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.,Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.,Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- School of Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.,Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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Molecular characteristics of antimicrobial resistance determinants and integrons in Salmonella isolated from chicken meat in Korea. J APPL POULTRY RES 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.japr.2019.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Zhou M, Li X, Hou W, Wang H, Paoli GC, Shi X. Incidence and Characterization of Salmonella Isolates From Raw Meat Products Sold at Small Markets in Hubei Province, China. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2265. [PMID: 31636615 PMCID: PMC6787437 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Salmonella is a leading cause of foodborne disease and is often associated with the consumption of foods of animal origin. In this study, sixty-six Salmonella isolates were obtained from 631 raw meat samples purchased at small retail suppliers in Hubei Province, China. The most prevalent Salmonella serotypes were Thompson (18.2%) and Agona (13.6%). Frequent antimicrobial resistance was observed for the sulfonamides (43.9%), tetracycline (43.9%), and the β-lactams amoxicillin and ampicillin (36.4% for each). Interestingly, a high incidence of resistance to cephazolin was observed in strains of the most common serotype, S. Thompson. Class I integrons were found in 27.3% (18/66) of the isolates and five of these integrons contained different gene cassettes (aacA4C-arr-3-dfr2, dfrA12-aadA21, aadA2, dfrA12-aadA2, dfr17-aadA5). Additional antimicrobial resistance genes, including bla TEM-1, bla CTX-M-65, bla CTX-M-15, qnrB, and qnrS, were also identified among these Salmonella isolates. Results of replicon typing and conjugation experiments revealed that an integron with qnrB and bla CTX-M-15 genes was present on incH12 mobile plasmid in S. Thompson strain. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) analysis revealed 32 sequence types, indicating that these isolates were phenotypically and genetically diverse, among which ST26 (18.2%) and ST541 (12.1%) were the predominant sequence types. The integrons, along with multiple antimicrobial resistance genes on mobile plasmids, are likely contributors to the dissemination of multidrug resistance in Salmonella.
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- Min Zhou
- School of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
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- Molecular Characterization of Foodborne Pathogens Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Eastern Regional Research Center (USDA-ARS-ERRC), USDA-MOST Joint Research Center for Food Safety, Wyndmoor, PA, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Agriculture and Biology, MOST-USDA Joint Research Center for Food Safety, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Yang X, Wu Q, Zhang J, Huang J, Chen L, Wu S, Zeng H, Wang J, Chen M, Wu H, Gu Q, Wei X. Prevalence, Bacterial Load, and Antimicrobial Resistance of Salmonella Serovars Isolated From Retail Meat and Meat Products in China. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2121. [PMID: 31608021 PMCID: PMC6771270 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Salmonella remains the leading cause of reported bacterial foodborne disease in China. Meat products are recognized as one of the major sources of human salmonellosis; however, there is a lack of comprehensive, quantitative data concerning Salmonella contamination of these foods. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to investigate the prevalence, bacterial load, and antimicrobial resistance profiles of various Salmonella serovars in retail meat across the whole of China. Between July 2011 and June 2016, a total of 807 retail meat samples were collected, covering most provincial capitals in China. Overall, 159 (19.7%) samples tested positive for Salmonella. The highest contamination rate occurred in pork (37.3%, n = 287), followed by beef (16.1%, n = 161), mutton (10.9%, n = 92), dumplings (6.6%, n = 212), and smoked pork (3.6%, n = 55). Most probable number (MPN) analysis revealed that contamination was mainly in the range of 0.3–10 MPN/g among those samples testing positive using this method (n = 83), with eight samples exceeding 110 MPN/g. Among the 456 Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica isolates obtained in this study, 29 serovars and 33 multilocus sequence typing patterns were identified, with S. Derby, S. Typhimurium, S. London, S. Rissen, S. 1,4,[5],12:i:-, S. Weltevreden, and S. Enteritidis being the most prevalent. Among the 218 non-duplicate isolates, 181 (83.0%) were resistant to at least one class of antimicrobials and 128 (58.7%) were resistant to at least three classes. High rates of resistance were observed for tetracycline (65.6%), ampicillin (45.4%), trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (40.8%), streptomycin (40.4%), and nalidixic acid (35.8%), with the seven most prevalent serovars, except S. Weltevreden, showing higher rates of resistance and multidrug resistance compared with the less dominant serovars. Of note, all S. Indiana isolates exhibited resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins (including ceftriaxone and cefepime), ciprofloxacin, and multiple other classes of antibiotics. Further, two S. 1,4,[5],12:i:- isolates showed resistance to imipenem. This study provides systematic and comprehensive data on the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance profiles of various Salmonella serovars isolated from meat products in China, indicating their potential risk to public health.
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- Xiaojuan Yang
- College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Institute of Microbiology Guangdong Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Institute of Microbiology Guangdong Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Institute of Microbiology Guangdong Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Institute of Microbiology Guangdong Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Institute of Microbiology Guangdong Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Institute of Microbiology Guangdong Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Institute of Microbiology Guangdong Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Institute of Microbiology Guangdong Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Institute of Microbiology Guangdong Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Institute of Microbiology Guangdong Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Institute of Microbiology Guangdong Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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Genomic Sequence Analysis of the Multidrug-Resistance Region of Avian Salmonella enterica serovar Indiana Strain MHYL. Microorganisms 2019; 7:microorganisms7080248. [PMID: 31404981 PMCID: PMC6723982 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms7080248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2019] [Revised: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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A series of human and animal diseases that are caused by Salmonella infections pose a serious threat to human health and huge economic losses to the livestock industry. We found antibiotic resistance (AR) genes in the genome of 133 strains of S. Indiana from a poultry production site in Shandong Province, China. Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Indiana strain MHYL had multidrug-resistance (MDR) genes on its genome. Southern blot analysis was used to locate genes on the genomic DNA. High-throughput sequencing technology was used to determine the gene sequence of the MHYL genome. Areas containing MDR genes were mapped based on the results of gene annotation. The AR genes blaTEM, strA, tetA, and aac(6′)-Ib-cr were found on the MHYL genome. The resistance genes were located in two separate MDR regions, RR1 and RR2, containing type I integrons, and Tn7 transposons and multiple IS26 complex transposons with transposable functions. Portions of the MDR regions were determined to be highly homologous to the structure of plasmid pAKU_1 in S. enterica serovar Paratyphi A (accession number: AM412236), SGI11 in S. enterica serovar Typhimurium (accession number: KM023773), and plasmid pS414 in S. Indiana (accession No.: KC237285).
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Gong J, Zeng X, Zhang P, Zhang D, Wang C, Lin J. Characterization of the emerging multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Indiana strains in China. Emerg Microbes Infect 2019; 8:29-39. [PMID: 30866757 PMCID: PMC6455114 DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2018.1558961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Salmonella enterica serovar Indiana (S. Indiana), a dominant Salmonella serovar in China, has raised global awareness because the MDR S. Indiana also was rapidly emerged in other countries recently. To improve our understanding of underlying MDR mechanism and evolution of this emerging zoonotic pathogen, here we examined the standard ATCC51959 strain together with 19 diverse and representative Chinese S. Indiana strains by performing comprehensive microbiological, molecular, and comparative genomics analyses. The findings from S1-PFGE, plasmid origin analysis and Southern blotting suggested the MDR phenotype in the majority of isolates was associated with large integron-carrying plasmids. Interestingly, further in-depth analyses of two recently isolated, plasmid-free MDR S. Indiana revealed a long chromosomal class I integron (7.8 kb) that is not linked to the Salmonella Genome Island 1 (SGI1), which is rare. This unique chromosomal integron shares extremely high similarity to that identified in a MDR E. coli plasmid pLM6771 with respect to both genomic organization and sequence identity. Taken together, both plasmid and chromosomal integron I exist in the examined MDR S. Indiana strains. This timely study represents a significant step toward the understanding of molecular basis of the emerging MDR S. Indiana.
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- Jiansen Gong
- a Poultry Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Yangzhou , People's Republic of China.,b Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for the Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Disease and Zoonose , Yangzhou University , Yangzhou , People's Republic of China
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- c Department of Animal Science , The University of Tennessee , Knoxville , TN , USA
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- a Poultry Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Yangzhou , People's Republic of China
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- a Poultry Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Yangzhou , People's Republic of China
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- d Department of Pathobiology , Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine , Auburn , AL , USA
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- c Department of Animal Science , The University of Tennessee , Knoxville , TN , USA
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Wyrsch ER, Reid CJ, DeMaere MZ, Liu MY, Chapman TA, Roy Chowdhury P, Djordjevic SP. Complete Sequences of Multiple-Drug Resistant IncHI2 ST3 Plasmids in Escherichia coli of Porcine Origin in Australia. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 2019. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2019.00018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Lu J, Zhang J, Xu L, Liu Y, Li P, Zhu T, Cheng C, Lu S, Xu T, Yi H, Li K, Zhou W, Li P, Ni L, Bao Q. Spread of the florfenicol resistance floR gene among clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in China. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 2018; 7:127. [PMID: 30410748 PMCID: PMC6211440 DOI: 10.1186/s13756-018-0415-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Florfenicol is a derivative of chloramphenicol that is used only for the treatment of animal diseases. A key resistance gene for florfenicol, floR, can spread among bacteria of the same and different species or genera through horizontal gene transfer. To analyze the potential transmission of resistance genes between animal and human pathogens, we investigated floR in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from patient samples. floR in human pathogens may originate from animal pathogens and would reflect the risk to human health of using antimicrobial agents in animals. Methods PCR was used to identify floR-positive strains. The floR genes were cloned, and the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were determined to assess the relative resistance levels of the genes and strains. Sequencing and comparative genomics methods were used to analyze floR gene-related sequence structure as well as the molecular mechanism of resistance dissemination. Results Of the strains evaluated, 20.42% (67/328) were resistant to florfenicol, and 86.96% (20/23) of the floR-positive strains demonstrated high resistance to florfenicol with MICs ≥512 μg/mL. Conjugation experiments showed that transferrable plasmids carried the floR gene in three isolates. Sequencing analysis of a plasmid approximately 125 kb in size (pKP18-125) indicated that the floR gene was flanked by multiple copies of mobile genetic elements. Comparative genomics analysis of a 9-kb transposon-like fragment of pKP18-125 showed that an approximately 2-kb sequence encoding lysR-floR-virD2 was conserved in the majority (79.01%, 83/105) of floR sequences collected from NCBI nucleotide database. Interestingly, the most similar sequence was a 7-kb fragment of plasmid pEC012 from an Escherichia coli strain isolated from a chicken. Conclusions Identified on a transferable plasmid in the human pathogen K. pneumoniae, the floR gene may be disseminated through horizontal gene transfer from animal pathogens. Studies on the molecular mechanism of resistance gene dissemination in different bacterial species of animal origin could provide useful information for preventing or controlling the spread of resistance between animal and human pathogens.
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- Junwan Lu
- School of Medicine and Health, Lishui University, Lishui, 323000 China
- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences/Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035 China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences/Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035 China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences/Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035 China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences/Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035 China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences/Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035 China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences/Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035 China
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- School of Medicine and Health, Lishui University, Lishui, 323000 China
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- School of Medicine and Health, Lishui University, Lishui, 323000 China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences/Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035 China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences/Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035 China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences/Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035 China
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- School of Medicine and Health, Lishui University, Lishui, 323000 China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences/Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035 China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035 China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences/Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035 China
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Zhao H, Chen W, Xu X, Zhou X, Shi C. Transmissible ST3-IncHI2 Plasmids Are Predominant Carriers of Diverse Complex IS 26-Class 1 Integron Arrangements in Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2492. [PMID: 30405560 PMCID: PMC6206278 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Diverse mobile genetic elements (MGEs) including plasmids, insertion sequences, and integrons play an important role in the occurrence and spread of multidrug resistance (MDR) in bacteria. It was found in previous studies that IS26 and class 1 integrons integrated on plasmids to speed the dissemination of antibiotic-resistance genes in Salmonella. It is aimed to figure out the patterns of specific genetic arrangements between IS26 and class 1 integrons located in plasmids in MDR Salmonella in this study. A total of 74 plasmid-harboring Salmonella isolates were screened for the presence of IS26 by PCR amplification, and 39 were IS26-positive. Among them, 37 isolates were resistant to at least one antibiotic. The thirty-seven antibiotic-resistant isolates were further involved in PCR detection of class 1 integrons and variable regions, and all were positive for class 1 integrons. Six IS26-class 1 integron arrangements with IS26 inserted into the upstream or downstream of class 1 integrons were characterized. Eight combinations of these IS26-class 1 integron arrangements were identified among 31 antibiotic-resistant isolates. Multidrug-resistance plasmids of the IncHI2 incompatibility group were dominant, which all belonged to ST3 by plasmid double locus sequence typing. These 21 IncHI2-positive isolates harbored six complex IS26-class 1 integron arrangement patterns. Conjugation assays and Southern blot hybridizations confirmed that conjugative multidrug-resistance IncHI2 plasmids harbored the different complex IS26-class 1 integron arrangements. The conjugation frequency of IncHI2 plasmids transferring alone was 10−5-10−6, reflecting that different complex IS26-class 1 integron arrangement patterns didn't significantly affect conjugation frequency (P > 0.05). These data suggested that class 1 integrons represent the hot spot for IS26 insertion, forming diverse MDR loci. And ST3-IncHI2 was the major plasmid lineage contributing to the horizontal transfer of composite IS26-class 1 integron MDR elements in Salmonella.
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- Hang Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, MOST-USDA Joint Research Center for Food Safety, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, MOST-USDA Joint Research Center for Food Safety, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control & Prevention, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, MOST-USDA Joint Research Center for Food Safety, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, MOST-USDA Joint Research Center for Food Safety, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Kaldhone PR, Han J, Deck J, Khajanchi B, Nayak R, Foley SL, Ricke SC. Evaluation of the Genetics and Functionality of Plasmids in Incompatibility Group I1-Positive Salmonella enterica. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2017; 15:168-176. [PMID: 29265877 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2017.2332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Salmonella is a predominant foodborne pathogen in the United States and other countries. Mobile genetic elements such as plasmids allow Salmonella to adapt to external stress factors such as nutrient deprivation and host factors. Incompatibility group I1 (IncI1) plasmid-carrying Salmonella enterica strains were examined to determine the presence of plasmid-associated genes and their influence on phenotypic characteristics. The objective of this study was to understand the genetic determinants on IncI1 plasmids and their impact on antimicrobial susceptibility, competitive growth inhibition of Escherichia coli, and plasmid transfer. Primers were designed for genes that play a role in virulence, antimicrobial resistance, and plasmid transfer based on previously sequenced IncI1 plasmids. Polymerase chain reaction assays were conducted on 92 incompatibility group I1 (IncI1)-positive S. enterica strains. Phenotypic characterization included conjugation assays, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and bacteriocin production based on the inhibition of growth of colicin-negative E. coli J53. The antimicrobial resistance genes aadA1, tetA, sul1, and blaCMY were detected in 88%, 87%, 80%, and 48% of the strains, respectively. Over half of the strains were resistant or intermediately resistant to streptomycin (85%), sulfonamides (76%), tetracycline (74%), and ampicillin (68%) and 57% of the strains inhibited growth of E. coli J53 strain. Among putative virulence genes, colicin-associated colI and cib were detected in 23% and 35% of strains and imm and ccdA were present in 58% and 54% of strains, respectively. Approximately 61% of strains contained plasmids that conjugally transferred antimicrobial resistance, including 83% where the recipient received IncI1 plasmids. Most of the strains carried an assortment of transfer associated (pil and tra) genes with between 63% and 99% of strains being positive for individual genes. Taken together the study affirms that IncI1 plasmids likely play roles in the dissemination of antimicrobial resistance and virulence-associated factors among enteric organisms.
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- Pravin R Kaldhone
- 1 Food Science Department, Center for Food Safety, University of Arkansas , Fayetteville, Arkansas.,2 Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research , U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas
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- 2 Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research , U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas
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- 2 Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research , U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas
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- 2 Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research , U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas
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- 2 Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research , U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas
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- 2 Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research , U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas
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- 1 Food Science Department, Center for Food Safety, University of Arkansas , Fayetteville, Arkansas
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Wang Y, Zhang A, Yang Y, Lei C, Jiang W, Liu B, Shi H, Kong L, Cheng G, Zhang X, Yang X, Wang H. Emergence of Salmonella enterica serovar Indiana and California isolates with concurrent resistance to cefotaxime, amikacin and ciprofloxacin from chickens in China. Int J Food Microbiol 2017; 262:23-30. [PMID: 28957726 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2017.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Revised: 09/15/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and characterization of Salmonella concerning the poultry industry in China. A total of 170 non-duplicate Salmonella isolates were recovered from the 1540 chicken samples. Among the Salmonella isolates from chickens, the predominant serovars were S. enterica serovar Enteritidis (S. Enteritidis) (49/170, 28.8%), S. enterica serovar Indiana (S. Indiana) (37/170, 21.8%) and S. enterica serovar California (S. California) (34/170, 20.0%). High antimicrobial resistance was observed for ciprofloxacin (68.2%), amikacin (48.2%) and cefotaxime (44.7%). Of particular concerns were the 18 S. Indiana and 17 S. California isolates, which were concurrently resistant to cefotaxime, amikacin and ciprofloxacin. The blaCTX-M genes, 16S rRNA methylase genes (armA, rmtD or rmtC) and five plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) determinants (aac(6')-Ib-cr, oqxAB, qnrB, qepA and qnrD) were identified in 18 S. Indiana and 17 S. California isolates. To clarify their genetic correlation, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) were further conducted. PFGE profiles showed that the majority of S. Indiana and S. California isolates were clonally unrelated with a standard cut-off of 85%. The results of MLST demonstrated that ST17 and ST40 were the most common ST types in S. Indiana and S. California isolates, respectively. Our findings indicated that the multiple antibiotic resistant S. Indiana and S. California isolates were widespread in chicken in China and might pose a potential threat to public health.
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- Yongxiang Wang
- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China; Animal Disease Prevention and Food Safety Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China; Animal Disease Prevention and Food Safety Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China; Animal Disease Prevention and Food Safety Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China; Animal Disease Prevention and Food Safety Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China; Animal Disease Prevention and Food Safety Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China; Animal Disease Prevention and Food Safety Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China; Animal Disease Prevention and Food Safety Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China; Animal Disease Prevention and Food Safety Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China; Animal Disease Prevention and Food Safety Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China; Animal Disease Prevention and Food Safety Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China; Animal Disease Prevention and Food Safety Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China; Animal Disease Prevention and Food Safety Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China; "985 Project" Project Science Innovative Platform for Resource and Environment Protection of Southwestern, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China.
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Zhang WH, Zhang CZ, Liu ZJ, Gu XX, Li W, Yang L, Liu YH, Zeng ZL, Jiang HX. In VitroDevelopment of Ciprofloxacin Resistance ofSalmonella entericaSerovars Typhimurium, Enteritidis, and Indiana Isolates from Food Animals. Microb Drug Resist 2017; 23:687-694. [DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2016.0119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Wen-Hui Zhang
- National Risk Assessment Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance of Animal Original Bacteria, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University (SCAU), Guangzhou, China
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- National Risk Assessment Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance of Animal Original Bacteria, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University (SCAU), Guangzhou, China
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- National Risk Assessment Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance of Animal Original Bacteria, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University (SCAU), Guangzhou, China
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- National Risk Assessment Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance of Animal Original Bacteria, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University (SCAU), Guangzhou, China
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- National Risk Assessment Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance of Animal Original Bacteria, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University (SCAU), Guangzhou, China
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- National Risk Assessment Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance of Animal Original Bacteria, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University (SCAU), Guangzhou, China
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- National Risk Assessment Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance of Animal Original Bacteria, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University (SCAU), Guangzhou, China
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- National Risk Assessment Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance of Animal Original Bacteria, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University (SCAU), Guangzhou, China
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- National Risk Assessment Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance of Animal Original Bacteria, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University (SCAU), Guangzhou, China
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Lei CW, Kong LH, Ma SZ, Liu BH, Chen YP, Zhang AY, Wang HN. A novel type 1/2 hybrid IncC plasmid carrying fifteen antimicrobial resistance genes recovered from Proteus mirabilis in China. Plasmid 2017; 93:1-5. [PMID: 28757095 DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2017.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2017] [Revised: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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IncC plasmids are of great concern as vehicles of broad-spectrum cephalosporins and carbapenems resistance genes blaCMY and blaNDM. The aim of this study was to sequence and characterize a multidrug resistance (MDR) IncC plasmid (pPm14C18) recovered from Proteus mirabilis. pPm14C18 was identified in a CMY-2-producing P. mirabilis isolate from chicken in China in 2014, and could be transferred to Escherichia coli conferring an MDR phenotype. Whole genome sequencing confirmed pPm14C18 was a novel type 1/2 hybrid IncC plasmid 165,992bp in size, containing fifteen antimicrobial resistance genes. It harboured a novel MDR mosaic region comprised of a hybrid Tn21tnp-pDUmer, in which blaCTX-M-65, dfrA32 and ereA were firstly reported in IncC plasmid. Phylogenetic relationship reconstruction based on the nucleotide sequences of the 52 IncC backbones showed all type 1 IncC plasmids were clustered into one clade, and then merged with pPm14C18 and finally with the type 2 IncC plasmids and another type 1/2 hybrid IncC plasmid pYR1. The MDR IncC plasmids in P. mirabilis of animal origin might threaten public health, which should be drawn more attention.
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- Chang-Wei Lei
- College of Life science, Sichuan University, Animal Disease Prevention and Food Safety Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment, Ministry of Education, 985 Project Science Innovative Platform for Resource and Environment Protection of Southwestern China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life science, Sichuan University, Animal Disease Prevention and Food Safety Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment, Ministry of Education, 985 Project Science Innovative Platform for Resource and Environment Protection of Southwestern China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life science, Sichuan University, Animal Disease Prevention and Food Safety Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment, Ministry of Education, 985 Project Science Innovative Platform for Resource and Environment Protection of Southwestern China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life science, Sichuan University, Animal Disease Prevention and Food Safety Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment, Ministry of Education, 985 Project Science Innovative Platform for Resource and Environment Protection of Southwestern China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life science, Sichuan University, Animal Disease Prevention and Food Safety Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment, Ministry of Education, 985 Project Science Innovative Platform for Resource and Environment Protection of Southwestern China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life science, Sichuan University, Animal Disease Prevention and Food Safety Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment, Ministry of Education, 985 Project Science Innovative Platform for Resource and Environment Protection of Southwestern China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life science, Sichuan University, Animal Disease Prevention and Food Safety Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment, Ministry of Education, 985 Project Science Innovative Platform for Resource and Environment Protection of Southwestern China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
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Wang W, Baloch Z, Peng Z, Hu Y, Xu J, Fanning S, Li F. Genomic characterization of a large plasmid containing a bla NDM-1 gene carried on Salmonella enterica serovar Indiana C629 isolate from China. BMC Infect Dis 2017; 17:479. [PMID: 28687066 PMCID: PMC5501952 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-017-2515-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2017] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The bla NDM-1 gene in Salmonella species is mostly reported in clinical cases, but is rarely isolated from red and white meat in China. METHODS A Salmonella Indiana (S. Indiana) isolate was cultured from a chicken carcass procured from a slaughterhouse in China. Antimicrobial susceptibility was tested against a panel of agents. Whole-genome sequencing of the isolate was carried out and data was analyzed. RESULTS A large plasmid, denoted as plasmid pC629 (210,106 bp), containing a composite cassette, consisting of IS26-bla NDM-1-ble MBL -△trpF-tat-cutA-ISCR1-sul1-qacE△1-aadA2-dfrA12-intI1-IS26 was identified. The latter locus was physically linked with bla OXA-1, bla CTX-M-65, bla TEM-1-encoding genes. A mercury resistance operon merACDEPTR was also identified; it was flanked on the proximal side, among IS26 element and the distally located on the bla NDM-1 gene. Plasmid pC629 also contained 21 other antimicrobial resistance-encoding genes, such as aac(6')-Ib-cr, aac(3)-VI, aadA5, aph(4)-Ia, arr-3, blmS, brp, catB3, dfrA17, floR, fosA, mph(A), mphR, mrx, nimC/nimA, oqxA, oqxB, oqxR, rmtB, sul1, sul2. Two virulence genes were also identified on plasmid pC629. CONCLUSION To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of bla NDM-1 gene being identified from a plasmid in a S. Indiana isolate cultured from chicken carcass in China.
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- Wei Wang
- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, China National Center for food safety Risk Assessment, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, China National Center for food safety Risk Assessment, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, China National Center for food safety Risk Assessment, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, China National Center for food safety Risk Assessment, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, China National Center for food safety Risk Assessment, Beijing, People's Republic of China. .,UCD-Centre for Food Safety, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Belfield D04 N2E5, Dublin, Ireland. .,Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Stranmillis Road, Belfast, BT9 5AG, Northern Ireland.
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, China National Center for food safety Risk Assessment, Beijing, People's Republic of China. .,Microbiology Laboratory, China National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment, No.7 Panjiayuan Nanli, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China.
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Gong J, Kelly P, Wang C. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Salmonella enterica Serovar Indiana in China (1984-2016). Zoonoses Public Health 2016; 64:239-251. [PMID: 28009105 DOI: 10.1111/zph.12328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Salmonella enterica serovar Indiana, first described in 1955, is generally regarded as having a low frequency worldwide with outbreaks of gastroenteritis and abortions described in North America and Europe. In China, S. Indiana was first reported in 1984 and in the subsequent 71 surveys in 35 cities/municipalities from 18 provinces, 70% of which were after 2012, S. Indiana has been shown to have become widely prevalent in people, animals, food and the environment around abattoirs and meat processing facilities. The organism is now one of the most common serovars found in livestock and raw meat in China with S. Indiana isolates having high levels of drug resistance, especially against tetracyclines, quinolones, folate pathway inhibitors, phenicols, penicillins, monobactams and nitrofurans. Further, S. Indiana isolates that are concurrently resistant to ciprofloxacin and ceftriaxone/cefotaxime have emerged. Studies have suggested the high levels of multidrug resistance of S. Indiana might be associated with the presence of class 1 integrons and plasmids. Unfortunately, information on the high prevalence of S. Indiana and its extensive drug resistance in China has largely escaped international recognition as it largely appears in local reports written in Chinese. To address this situation, we reviewed all the available local Chinese and international publications on the organism in China and report our findings in this review.
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- J Gong
- Poultry Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
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- Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.,Yangzhou University College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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Antibiotic resistance and virulence genes in coliform water isolates. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2016; 219:823-831. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2016.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Accepted: 07/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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IncHI2 Plasmids Are the Key Vectors Responsible for oqxAB Transmission among Salmonella Species. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2016; 60:6911-6915. [PMID: 27572409 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01555-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Accepted: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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This study reported and analyzed the complete sequences of two oqxAB-bearing IncHI2 plasmids harbored by a clinical Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium strain and an S Indiana strain of animal origin, respectively. In particular, pA3T recovered from S Indiana comprised the resistance determinants oqxAB, aac(6')Ib-cr, fosA3, and blaCTX-M-14 Further genetic screening of 63 oqxAB-positive Salmonella isolates revealed that the majority carried IncHI2 plasmids, confirming that such plasmids play a pivotal role in dissemination of oqxAB in Salmonella spp.
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Chen W, Fang T, Zhou X, Zhang D, Shi X, Shi C. IncHI2 Plasmids Are Predominant in Antibiotic-Resistant Salmonella Isolates. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1566. [PMID: 27746775 PMCID: PMC5043248 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The wide usage of antibiotics contributes to the increase in the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella. Plasmids play a critical role in horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance markers in Salmonella. This study aimed to screen and characterize plasmid profiles responsible for antibiotic resistance in Salmonella and ultimately to clarify the molecular mechanism of transferable plasmid-mediated antibiotic resistance. A total of 226 Salmonella isolates were examined for antimicrobial susceptibility by a disk diffusion method. Thirty-two isolates (14.2%) were resistant to at least one antibiotic. The presence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) genes and β-lactamase genes were established by PCR amplification. PCR-based replicon typing revealed that these 32 isolates represented seven plasmid incompatibility groups (IncP, HI2, A/C, FIIs, FIA, FIB, and I1), and the IncHI2 (59.4%) was predominant. Antibiotic resistance markers located on plasmids were identified through plasmid curing. Fifteen phenotypic variants were obtained with the curing efficiency of 46.9% (15/32). The cured plasmids mainly belong to the HI2 incompatibility group. The elimination of IncHI2 plasmids correlated with the loss of β-lactamase genes (blaOXA-1 and blaTEM-1) and PMQR genes (qnrA and aac(6')-Ib-cr). Both IncHI2 and IncI1 plasmids in a S. enterica serovar Indiana isolate SJTUF 10584 were lost by curing. The blaCMY -2-carrying plasmid pS10584 from SJTUF 10584 was fully sequenced. Sequence analysis revealed that it possessed a plasmid scaffold typical for IncI1 plasmids with the unique genetic arrangement of IS1294-ΔISEcp1-blaCMY -2-blc-sugE-ΔecnR inserted into the colicin gene cia. These data suggested that IncHI2 was the major plasmid lineage contributing to the dissemination of antibiotic resistance in Salmonella and the activity of multiple mobile genetic elements may contribute to antibiotic resistance evolution and dissemination between different plasmid replicons.
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- Ministry of Science and Technology–United States Department of Agriculture Joint Research Center for Food Safety, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai, China
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Bae D, Kweon O, Khan AA. Isolation and Characterization of Antimicrobial-Resistant Nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica Serovars from Imported Food Products. J Food Prot 2016; 79:1348-54. [PMID: 27497122 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-15-564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The objective of this study was to determine antimicrobial resistance and elucidate the resistance mechanism in nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica serovars isolated from food products imported into the United States from 2011 to 2013. Food products contaminated with antimicrobial-resistant nontyphoidal S. enterica were mainly imported from Taiwan, Indonesia, Vietnam, and China. PCR, DNA sequencing, and plasmid analyses were used to characterize antimicrobial resistance determinants. Twentythree of 110 S. enterica isolates were resistant to various antimicrobial classes, including β-lactam, aminoglycoside, phenicol, glycopeptide, sulfonamide, trimethoprim, and/or fluoroquinolone antimicrobial agents. Twelve of the isolates were multidrug resistant strains. Antimicrobial resistance determinants blaTEM-1, blaCTX-M-9, blaOXA-1, tetA, tetB, tetD, dfrA1, dfrV, dhfrI, dhfrXII, drf17, aadA1, aadA2, aadA5, orfC, qnrS, and mutations of gyrA and parC were detected in one or more antimicrobial-resistant nontyphoidal S. enterica strains. Plasmid profiles revealed that 12 of the 23 antimicrobial-resistant strains harbored plasmids with incompatibility groups IncFIB, IncHI1, IncI1, IncN, IncW, and IncX. Epidemiologic and antimicrobial resistance monitoring data combined with molecular characterization of antimicrobial resistance determinants in Salmonella strains isolated from imported food products may provide information that can be used to establish or implement food safety programs to improve public health.
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- Dongryeoul Bae
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research, Division of Microbiology, Jefferson, Arkansas 72079, USA
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research, Division of Microbiology, Jefferson, Arkansas 72079, USA
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research, Division of Microbiology, Jefferson, Arkansas 72079, USA.
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Bai L, Zhao J, Gan X, Wang J, Zhang X, Cui S, Xia S, Hu Y, Yan S, Wang J, Li F, Fanning S, Xu J. Emergence and Diversity of Salmonella enterica Serovar Indiana Isolates with Concurrent Resistance to Ciprofloxacin and Cefotaxime from Patients and Food-Producing Animals in China. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2016; 60:3365-71. [PMID: 27001808 PMCID: PMC4879380 DOI: 10.1128/aac.02849-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 03/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Salmonellosis is a major global foodborne infection, and strains that are resistant to a great variety of antibiotics have become a major public health concern. The aim of this study was to identify genes conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones and extended-spectrum β-lactams in nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) from patients and food-producing animals in China. In total, 133 and 21 NTS isolates from animals and humans, respectively, exhibiting concurrent resistance to ciprofloxacin and cefotaxime were cultured independently from 2009 to ∼2013. All of the isolates were identified, serotyped, and subjected to antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Importantly, the isolates with concurrent resistance to ciprofloxacin and cefotaxime all were confirmed as S. enterica serovar Indiana. The presence of fluoroquinolone resistance genes and extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) was established by PCR and DNA sequencing. The occurrence and diversity of different genes conferring fluoroquinolone resistance [qepA, oqxAB, and aac(6')-Ib-cr] with mutations in topoisomerase-encoding genes (gyrA and parC) and several ESBLs (including CTX-M-65, CTX-M-27, CTX-M-15, CTX-M-14, and CTX-M-14/CTX-M-15) were noteworthy. Genes located on mobile genetic elements were identified by conjugation and transformation. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, used to determine the genetic relationships between these isolates, generated 91 pulsotypes from 133 chicken isolates and 17 pulsotypes from the 21 clinical isolates that showed considerable diversity. Analysis of the pulsotypes obtained with the isolates showed some clones appeared to have existed for several years and had been disseminating between humans and food-producing animals. This study highlights the emergence of ciprofloxacin- and cefotaxime-resistant S. enterica serovar Indiana, posing a threat to public health.
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- Li Bai
- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, Beijing, China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Henan Province, Henan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, Beijing, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Henan Province, Henan, China
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- Department of Food Science, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Henan Province, Henan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, Beijing, China UCD-Centre for Food Safety, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, Beijing, China
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Sanad YM, Johnson K, Park SH, Han J, Deck J, Foley SL, Kenney B, Ricke S, Nayak R. Molecular Characterization ofSalmonella entericaSerovars Isolated from a Turkey Production Facility in the Absence of Selective Antimicrobial Pressure. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2016; 13:80-7. [DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2015.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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- Yasser M. Sanad
- Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas
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- Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas
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- Center for Food Safety and Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
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- Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas
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- Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas
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- Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas
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- Department of Animal and Nutritional Science, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Center for Food Safety and Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
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- Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas
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Highly Drug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Indiana Clinical Isolates Recovered from Broilers and Poultry Workers with Diarrhea in China. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2016; 60:1943-7. [PMID: 26824960 DOI: 10.1128/aac.03009-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Highly drug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Indiana became the most common serovar in broilers with diarrhea in China over the course of this study (15% in 2010 to 70% in 2014). While most S. Indiana isolates (87%, 384/440) were resistant to 13 to 16 of the 16 antibiotics tested, 89% of non-S. Indiana isolates (528/595) were resistant to 0 to 6 antibiotics. Class 1 integrons and IncHI2-type plasmids were detected in all S. Indiana isolates, but only in 39% and 1% of non-S. Indiana isolates.
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Salmonellosis: the role of poultry meat. Clin Microbiol Infect 2015; 22:110-121. [PMID: 26708671 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 333] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2015] [Revised: 12/02/2015] [Accepted: 12/03/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Salmonellosis remains one of the most frequent food-borne zoonoses, constituting a worldwide major public health concern. Currently, at a global level, the main sources of infection for humans include meat products, including the consumption of contaminated poultry meat, in spite of the success of Salmonella control measures implemented in food-animal production of industrialized countries. In recent years, a shift in Salmonella serotypes related to poultry and poultry production has been reported in diverse geographical regions, being particularly associated with the spread of certain well-adapted clones. Moreover, antimicrobial resistance in non-typhoidal Salmonella is considered one of the major public health threats related with food-animal production, including the poultry production chain and poultry meat, which is an additional concern in the management of salmonellosis. The circulation of the same multidrug-resistant Salmonella clones and/or identical mobile genetic elements encoding antibiotic resistance genes from poultry to humans highlights this scenario. The purpose of this review was to provide an overview of the role of poultry meat on salmonellosis at a global scale and the main problems that could hinder the success of Salmonella control measures at animal production level. With the increasing globalization of foodstuffs like poultry meat, new problems and challenges might arise regarding salmonellosis control, making new integrated intervention strategies necessary along the food chain.
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Bai L, Lan R, Zhang X, Cui S, Xu J, Guo Y, Li F, Zhang D. Prevalence of Salmonella Isolates from Chicken and Pig Slaughterhouses and Emergence of Ciprofloxacin and Cefotaxime Co-Resistant S. enterica Serovar Indiana in Henan, China. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0144532. [PMID: 26650239 PMCID: PMC4674084 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The prevalence of Salmonella from chicken and pig slaughterhouses in Henan, China and antimicrobial susceptibility of these isolates to antibiotics was determined. From 283 chicken samples and 240 pig samples collected, 128 and 70 Salmonella isolates were recovered with an isolation rate of 45.2 and 29.2% respectively. The predominant serovars in chicken samples were S. enterica serovar Enteritidis, S. enterica serovar Hadar and S. enterica serovar Indiana, while those in pig samples were S. enterica serovar Typhimurium, S. enterica serovar Derby and S. enterica serovar Enteritidis. Resistance to ciprofloxacin was 8.6 and 10.0% for isolates from chickens and pigs respectively, whereas resistance to cefotaxime was 5.5 and 8.6%, respectively. Multidrug resistance (resistance to three or more classes of antimicrobial agent) was markedly higher in pig isolates (57.1%) than in chicken isolates (39.8%). Of particular concern was the detection of ciprofloxacin and cefotaxime co-resistant S. enterica serovar Indiana isolates, which pose risk to public health. All 16 S. enterica serovar Indiana isolates detected were resistant to ciprofloxacin, among which 11 were co-resistant to cefotaxime. The S. enterica serovar Indiana isolates accumulated point mutations in quinolone resistance determination regions of gyrA (S83F/D87G or S83F/D87N) and parC (T57S/S80R). Two plasmid mediated quinolone resistant determinants were found with aac (6')-Ib-cr and oqxAB in 16 and 12 S. enterica serovar Indiana isolates respectively. Cefotaxime-resistance of S. enterica serovar Indiana was associated with the acquisition of a blaCTX-M-65 gene. The potential risk of ciprofloxacin and cefotaxime co-resistant S. enterica serovar Indiana infection is a significant concern due to limited alternative treatment options. Reduction of Salmonella in chicken and pig slaughterhouses, in particular, ciprofloxacin and cefotaxime co-resistant S. enterica serovar Indiana will be an important measure to reduce the public health burden of Salmonella infections.
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- Li Bai
- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, China National Center for food safety Risk Assessment, Beijing, China
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Henan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Henan, China
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- Department of Food Science, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, China National Center for food safety Risk Assessment, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, China National Center for food safety Risk Assessment, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, China National Center for food safety Risk Assessment, Beijing, China
- * E-mail: (FL); (DZ)
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- Henan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Henan, China
- * E-mail: (FL); (DZ)
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Structural Diversity of Class 1 Integrons in Multiresistant Strains of Escherichia coli Isolated from Patients in a Hospital in Mexico City. Curr Microbiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s00284-015-0876-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Wang J, Stephan R, Zurfluh K, Hächler H, Fanning S. Characterization of the genetic environment of bla ESBL genes, integrons and toxin-antitoxin systems identified on large transferrable plasmids in multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli. Front Microbiol 2015; 5:716. [PMID: 25610429 PMCID: PMC4285173 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Objectives: Previously 14 conjugative plasmids from multi-drug resistant (MDR) Escherichia coli from healthy humans and food-producing animals in Switzerland were sequenced. The aim of this study was to extend the genetic characterization of these plasmids with a focus on blaESBL genes including blaCTX-M-1 and blaTEM, class 1 integrons and toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems contained therein. Methods: The nucleotide sequences and subsequent annotation therein of 14 conjugative plasmids were previously determined from their corresponding transconjugants. The TA loci were confirmed by RASTA-Bacteria. Results: Eight of the conjugative plasmids identified were found to encode genes expressing ESBLs. Structural heterogeneity was noted in the regions flanking both the blaCTX-M-1 and blaTEM genes. The blaCTX-M-1 genes were associated with the common insertion sequences ISEcp1 and IS26, and uniquely with an IS5 element in one case; while blaTEM genes were found to be associated with IS26 and Tn2. A new blaTEM-210 gene was identified. Seven class 1 integrons were also identified and assigned into 3 groups, denoted as In54, In369 and In501. Sixteen TA loci belonging to 4 of the TA gene families (relBE, vapBC, ccd and mazEF) were identified on 11 of these plasmids. Conclusions: Comparative sequence analysis of these plasmids provided data on the structures likely to contribute to sequence diversity associated with these accessory genes, including IS26, ISEcp1 and Tn2. All of them contribute to the dissemination of the corresponding resistance genes located on the different plasmids. There appears to be no association between β-lactam encoding genes and TA systems.
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- Juan Wang
- UCD Centre for Food Safety, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, University College Dublin Dublin, Ireland
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- Vetsuisse Faculty, Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene, University of Zurich Zürich, Switzerland
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- Vetsuisse Faculty, Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene, University of Zurich Zürich, Switzerland
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- Vetsuisse Faculty, Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene, University of Zurich Zürich, Switzerland
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- UCD Centre for Food Safety, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, University College Dublin Dublin, Ireland ; School of Biological Sciences, Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast Belfast, UK
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Multiple transmissible genes encoding fluoroquinolone and third-generation cephalosporin resistance co-located in non-typhoidal Salmonella isolated from food-producing animals in China. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2014; 43:242-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2013.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2013] [Accepted: 12/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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