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Mohanty D, Das BK, Kumari P, Dey S, Bera AK, Sahoo AK, Dasgupta S, Roy S. Prevalence of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases (ESBLs) Producing Aeromonas spp. Isolated from Lamellidens marginalis (Lamark, 1819) of Sewage-Fed Wetland: A Phenotypic and Genotypic Approach. Microorganisms 2024; 12:723. [PMID: 38674667 PMCID: PMC11051913 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12040723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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The global rise of zoonotic bacteria resistant to multiple antimicrobial classes and the growing occurrence of infections caused by Aeromonas spp. resistant to β-lactam antibiotics pose a severe threat to animal and human health. However, the contribution of natural environments, particularly aquatic ecosystems, as ideal settings for the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a key concern. Investigating the phenotypic antibiotic resistance and detection of β-lactamase producing Aeromonas spp. in Lamellidens marginalis, which inhabit all freshwater ecosystems of the Indian subcontinent, is essential for implications in monitoring food safety and drug resistance. In the present investigation, 92 isolates of Aeromonas spp. were recovered from 105 bivalves and screened for their antimicrobial resistance patterns. In vitro antibiotic resistance profiling showed a higher Multiple Antibiotic Resistance (MAR) index of 0.8 with the highest resistance against ampicillin/sulbactam (82%), while 58, 44, 39 and 38% of the isolates were resistant to cephalothin, erythromycin, cefoxitin and imipenem, respectively. PCR results revealed that these isolates carried the blaTEM gene (94%), which was followed by the blaCTX-M gene (51%) and the blaSHV gene (45%). A combination of blaSHV, blaCTX-M, and blaTEM genes was found in 17% of the isolates, indicating the presence of all three resistance genes. This is the first investigation which highlights the importance of multidrug-resistant Aeromonas spp. in L. marginalis. The identification of extended-spectrum-β-lactamases (ESBLs) genes demand the necessity of continuous surveillance and systematic monitoring, considering its potential health risks for both animals and human beings.
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- Debasmita Mohanty
- ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore 700120, West Bengal, India; (D.M.); (A.K.B.); (A.K.S.); (S.D.); (S.R.)
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Fakir Mohan University, Balasore 756020, Odisha, India;
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- ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore 700120, West Bengal, India; (D.M.); (A.K.B.); (A.K.S.); (S.D.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Fakir Mohan University, Balasore 756020, Odisha, India;
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- National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 5600029, Karnataka, India;
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- ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore 700120, West Bengal, India; (D.M.); (A.K.B.); (A.K.S.); (S.D.); (S.R.)
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- ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore 700120, West Bengal, India; (D.M.); (A.K.B.); (A.K.S.); (S.D.); (S.R.)
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- ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore 700120, West Bengal, India; (D.M.); (A.K.B.); (A.K.S.); (S.D.); (S.R.)
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- ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore 700120, West Bengal, India; (D.M.); (A.K.B.); (A.K.S.); (S.D.); (S.R.)
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Li R, Ling B, Zeng J, Wang X, Yang N, Fan L, Guo G, Li X, Yan F, Zheng J. A nosocomial Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST3495 isolated from a wild Burmese python (Python bivittatus) with suppurative pneumonia and bacteremia in Hainan, China. Braz J Microbiol 2023; 54:2403-2412. [PMID: 37344655 PMCID: PMC10484839 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-023-01038-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common infectious agent associated with respiratory diseases in boas and pythons, however, the histopathology, resistance and virulence are yet described for this species. In this study, we investigated a dying Burmese python rescued from tropical rainforest in Hainan. Clinical signs were open-mouthed breathing, abnormal shedding and anorexia. Abundant yellow mucopurulent secretions were observed in highly ectatic segmental bronchi by postmortem. Histopathological lesions included systemic pneumonia, enteritis, nephritis and carditis. P. aeruginosa was the only species isolated from heart blood, kidney, trachea and lung. The phenotype analysis demonstrated that the isolates had strong biofilm, and were sensitive to amikacin, spectinomycin, ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin and polymyxin B, moreover, the LD50 of the most virulent isolate was 2.22×105 cfu/mL in a zebrafish model. Molecular epidemiological analysis revealed that the isolates belonged to sequence type 3495, the common gene patterns were toxA + exoSYT + phzIM + plcHN in virulence and catB + blaTEM + ant (3'')-I+ tetA in resistance. This study highlights that P. aeruginosa should be worth more attention in wildlife conservation and raise the public awareness for the cross infection and cross spread between animals and human.
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- Roushan Li
- Lab of Microbial Engineering (Infection and Immunity), School of Life Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
- School of Animal Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- Lab of Microbial Engineering (Infection and Immunity), School of Life Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- Lab of Microbial Engineering (Infection and Immunity), School of Life Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
- School of Animal Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
- One health institute, Hainan university, Haikou, 570228, China
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- Lab of Microbial Engineering (Infection and Immunity), School of Life Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- Lab of Microbial Engineering (Infection and Immunity), School of Life Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- Lab of Microbial Engineering (Infection and Immunity), School of Life Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- Lab of Microbial Engineering (Infection and Immunity), School of Life Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
- School of Science, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- Lab of Microbial Engineering (Infection and Immunity), School of Life Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
- One health institute, Hainan university, Haikou, 570228, China
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- Biological and Chemical Engineering College, Panzhihua University, Panzhihua, 617000, China
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- Lab of Microbial Engineering (Infection and Immunity), School of Life Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China.
- One health institute, Hainan university, Haikou, 570228, China.
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Sherif AH, Kassab AS. Multidrug-resistant Aeromonas bacteria prevalence in Nile tilapia broodstock. BMC Microbiol 2023; 23:80. [PMID: 36959570 PMCID: PMC10037768 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-023-02827-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Aeromonas hydrophila is an opportunistic pathogen. Thus, it has received significant attention mainly in the fish sectors with high production scales. Nile tilapia broodstock confined in the environment of fish hatcheries can be stressed. Hence, they are vulnerable to A. hydrophila. RESULTS Sequencing of the gyr B gene revealed the presence of 18 different A. hydrophila strains (kdy 10,620-10,637), which were deposited in the NCBI under accession numbers ON745861-ON745878. The median lethal doses of the isolates ranged from 2.62 × 104 to 3.02 × 106 CFU/mL. Antibiotic resistant genes, sulfonamide (sul1) and tetracycline (tetA) were found in the eighteen isolates. Approximately 83.3% of A. hydrophila strains were sensitive to ciprofloxacin and florfenicol. Further, eight A. hydrophila strains had high MDR indices at 0.27-0.45. All isolates presented with hemolysin activity. However, only 72.22% of them had proteolytic activity, and only 61.11% could form biofilms. Bacterial isolates harbored different pattern virulence genes, the heat-stable cytotonic enterotoxin (ast), cytotoxic enterotoxin (act), and hemolysin (hly) genes were the most prevalent. Also, a trial to inhibit bacterial growth was conducted using titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) with three sizes (13, 32, and 123 nm). If A. hydrophila strains with a high MDR index were tested against TiO2 NPs (20 µg/mL) for 1, 12, and 24 h, those with a small size had a greater bactericidal action than large ones. Bacterial strains were inhibited at different percentages in response to TiO2 NP treatment. CONCLUSIONS Nile tilapia broodstock, mortality is associated with different A. hydrophila strains, which harbored virulent and MDR genes. Furthermore, TiO2 NPs had bactericidal activity, thereby resulting in a considerable reduction in bacterial load.
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- Ahmed H Sherif
- Fish Disease Department, Animal Health Research Institute AHRI, Agriculture Research Center ARC, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt.
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- Fish Disease Department, Animal Health Research Institute AHRI, Agriculture Research Center ARC, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
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Xu X, Fu H, Wan G, Huang J, Zhou Z, Rao Y, Liu L, Wen C. Prevalence and genetic diversity of Aeromonas veronii isolated from aquaculture systems in the Poyang Lake area, China. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1042007. [PMID: 36578578 PMCID: PMC9791064 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1042007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The area around Poyang Lake is the main aquaculture area in Jiangxi Province, China, and an important base for the supply of freshwater aquatic products. Aquaculture in the Poyang Lake area is severely threatened by diseases caused by bacterial pathogens, and Aeromonas veronii has been the main pathogen in recent years. In this paper, ERIC-PCR genotyping, virulence gene and antimicrobial resistance gene detection, and drug susceptibility tests were carried out on 46 A. veronii isolates obtained from aquaculture systems in the Poyang Lake area from 2016 to 2020. The results showed that the A. veronii strains in the Poyang Lake area had high genetic diversity, and 46 strains produced 36 ERIC genotypes. There were no geographical and temporal differences in the cluster analysis results and no dominant clones. All 13 virulence genes tested were detected, and all isolates had harbored 2 or more virulence genes, with a maximum of 12 virulence genes detected. Among the 22 antimicrobial resistance genes selected, 15 were detected; 97.8% of the isolates contained 2 or more antimicrobial resistance genes, with a maximum of 9 antimicrobial resistance genes. Drug susceptibility tests showed that some strains were resistant to a variety of traditionally effective drugs for Aeromomas, such as enrofloxacin and florfenicol. This study provides a reference for exploring the impact of aquaculture in the Poyang Lake area on public health.
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- Xiandong Xu
- College of Life Science, Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China,Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China
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- Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China
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- Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China
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- Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China
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- Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China
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- Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Life Science, Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China,*Correspondence: Chungen Wen,
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Ali SE, Mahana O, Mohan CV, Delamare-Deboutteville J, Elgendy MY. Genetic characterization and antimicrobial profiling of bacterial isolates collected from Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) affected by summer mortality syndrome. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2022; 45:1857-1871. [PMID: 36057979 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Revised: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In recent years, Egyptian tilapia aquaculture has experienced mortality episodes during the summer months. The causative agents responsible for such mortalities have not been clearly identified. A total of 400 fish specimens were collected from affected tilapia farms within five Egyptian governorates. A total of 344 bacterial isolates were identified from the examined fish specimens. Bacterial isolates were grouped into seven genera based on API 20E results. The most prevalent pathogens were Aeromonas spp. (42%), Vibrio spp. (21%), and Streptococcus agalactiae (14.5%). Other emerging infections like, Plesiomonas shigelloides (10%), Staphyloccocus spp. (8%), Pseudomonas oryzihabitans, and Acinetobacter lwoffii (2.3%) were also detected. Sequence analysis of the 16S ribosomal RNA bacterial gene of some isolates, confirmed the phenotypic identification results. The analysis of antibiotic resistance genes revealed the presence of aac(6')-Ib-cr (35.7%), blaCTX gene (23.8%), qnrS (19%), ampC (16.7%), floR (14.3%), sul1, tetA, and van.C1 (2.4%) genes in some isolates. The antimicrobia resistance gene, qac was reported in 46% of screened isolates. Bacterial strains showed variable virulence genes profiles. Aeromonas spp. harboured (act, gcat, aerA, lip, fla, and ser) genes. All Vibrio spp. possessed the hlyA gene, while cylE, hylB, and lmb genes, were detected in S. agalactiae strains. Our findings point to the possible role of the identified bacterial pathogens in tilapia summer mortality syndrome and highlight the risk of the irresponsible use of antibiotics on antimicrobial resistance in aquaculture.
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- Shimaa E Ali
- WorldFish, Abbassa, Sharqia, Egypt
- Department of Hydrobiology, Veterinary Research Institute, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
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- Animal Health Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Hydrobiology, Veterinary Research Institute, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
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Jia J, Zhu Z, Xue X, Li X, Wang Z. Selective pressure governs the composition, antibiotic, and heavy metal resistance profiles of Aeromonas spp. isolated from Ba River in Northwest China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:75841-75850. [PMID: 35657546 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20678-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The selective pressure of the living surroundings is a key factor in the development of resistance profiles in pathogenic bacteria such as Aeromonas spp. In this study, Aeromonas species were isolated from the Ba River, and their composition, resistance profiles to antibiotics, and heavy metals (HMs) were investigated. The discovery revealed that selective pressure altered the diversity of Aeromonas spp., with Aeromonas veronii being more adaptable to contaminated waters. Long-term exposure to antibiotics or HMs exerts persistent selective pressure on Aeromonas species, leading to the increase in multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) index and multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains. Furthermore, HMs could drive the co-selection of antibiotic resistance via co-resistance or cross-resistance. blaTEM, blaSHV, blaCTX-M, sul1, czcA, mexA, and mexF were detected at high frequencies in Aeromonas species. Among these resistance phenotypes conferred genes, blaTEM may be intrinsic in the genome of Aeromonas spp., while mexA and mexF may have been acquired from surrounding environments owing to selective pressure. Resistance genes evolved as a consequence of selective pressure and have been shown to be positively correlated with their prevalence. Our study suggests that the selective pressure of living surroundings significantly contributes to the composition and resistance profiles of Aeromonas spp. in the riverine ecosystem.
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- Jia Jia
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, 22 Xinong Road, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, 22 Xinong Road, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, 22 Xinong Road, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, 22 Xinong Road, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, 22 Xinong Road, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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Li L, Yao R, Olsen RH, Zhang Y, Meng H. Antibiotic resistance and polymyxin B resistance mechanism of Aeromonas spp. isolated from yellow catfish, hybrid snakeheads and associated water from intensive fish farms in Southern China. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2022.113802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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De Silva LADS, Wickramanayake MVKS, Heo GJ. Virulence and antimicrobial resistance potential of Aeromonas spp. associated with shellfish. Lett Appl Microbiol 2021; 73:176-186. [PMID: 33891720 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Aeromonas spp. are associated with seafood-related outbreaks worldwide. In seafood industry, shellfish play a major role in global seafood production. With this emerging trend of shellfish consumption, shellfish-related bacterial infections are being reported frequently. Aeromonas spp. are natural contaminants found in shellfish. Although 36 species have been identified, some species including Aeromonas hydrophila, Aeromonas caviae and Aeromonas veronii biotype sobria have dragged major attention as foodborne pathogenic bacteria. The ability to elaborate a variety of virulence factors of Aeromonas spp. contributes to the pathogenic activities. Also, emerging antimicrobial resistance in Aeromonas spp. has become a huge challenge in seafood industry. Furthermore, multidrug resistance increases the risk of consumer health. Studies have supplied pieces of evidence about the emerging health risk of Aeromonas spp. isolated from seafood. Therefore, the present review was intended to highlight the prevalence, virulence and antimicrobial resistance of Aeromonas spp. isolated from various types of shellfish.
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- L A D S De Silva
- Veterinary Medical Center and College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
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- Veterinary Medical Center and College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
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- Veterinary Medical Center and College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
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de Alcântara Rodrigues I, Ferrari RG, Panzenhagen PHN, Mano SB, Conte-Junior CA. Antimicrobial resistance genes in bacteria from animal-based foods. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2020; 112:143-183. [PMID: 32762867 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aambs.2020.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Antimicrobial resistance is a worldwide public health threat. Farm animals are important sources of bacteria containing antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs). Although the use of antimicrobials in aquaculture and livestock has been reduced in several countries, these compounds are still routinely applied in animal production, and contribute to ARGs emergence and spread among bacteria. ARGs are transmitted to humans mainly through the consumption of products of animal origin (PAO). Bacteria can present intrinsic resistance, and once antimicrobials are administered, this resistance may be selected and multiply. The exchange of genetic material is another mechanism used by bacteria to acquire resistance. Some of the main ARGs found in bacteria present in PAO are the bla, mcr-1, cfr and tet genes, which are directly associated to antibiotic resistance in the human clinic.
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- Isadora de Alcântara Rodrigues
- Molecular and Analytical Laboratory Center, Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Veterinary, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil
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- Chemistry Institute, Food Science Program, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Molecular and Analytical Laboratory Center, Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Veterinary, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil
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- Molecular and Analytical Laboratory Center, Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Veterinary, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil; Chemistry Institute, Food Science Program, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; National Institute of Health Quality Control, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Multi-drug resistant mesophilic aeromonads isolated from marketed scallops (Patinopecten yessoensis) harboring resistance genes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020. [DOI: 10.2478/aopf-2020-0001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Antimicrobial resistance properties of 32 Aeromonas strains isolated from fresh scallops (Patinopecten yessoensis (Jay)) marketed in Korea were assessed. All the Aeromonas spp., including A. salmonicida, were mesophilic and grew very well at 37°C. The isolates were tested for susceptibility to 19 antimicrobials belonging to eight antimicrobial classes. All isolates were multi-drug resistant, which means they were resistant to five or more antimicrobials. Higher resistance rates (≥ 50%) were observed for ampicillin, piperacillin, cephalothin, imipenem, meropenem, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, tetracycline, oxytetracycline, and nalidixic acid while intermediate resistance was also determined. PCR assays revealed the presence of many antimicrobial resistance genes among the isolates in varying combinations. Among them, some isolates harbored higher numbers of resistant genes, e.g., A. veronii-V1 (aac(6’)-Ib, tetE, qnrS, IntI1), A. salmonicida–SL10 (IntI1, blaCTX, aac(3’)-Ib, aac(6’)-Ib, qnrS), A. hydrophila–H13 (IntI1, blaTEM, qnrS, aac(6’)-Ib, strA-strB). However, neither the blaSHV, blaIMP, tetB, qnrA, qnrB, and aphAI-IAB genes nor class1 integrons were detected in any of the isolates. Discrepancies between phenotypic and genetic resistance traits were observed in some isolates. With respect to outcomes, scallops are proposed as a source of multi-drug resistant Aeromonas spp. that harbor antimicrobial resistant genes.
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Nwaiwu O, Aduba CC. An in silico analysis of acquired antimicrobial resistance genes in Aeromonas plasmids. AIMS Microbiol 2020; 6:75-91. [PMID: 32226916 PMCID: PMC7099201 DOI: 10.3934/microbiol.2020005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Sequences of 105 Aeromonas species plasmids were probed for acquired anti-microbial resistance (AMR) genes using a bioinformatics approach. The plasmids showed no positive linear correlation between size and GC content and up to 55 acquired AMR genes were found in 39 (37%) plasmids after in silico screening for resistance against 15 antibiotic drug classes. Overall, potential multiple antibiotic resistance (p-MAR) index ranged from 0.07 to 0.53. Up to 18 plasmids were predicted to mediate multiple drug resistance (MDR). Plasmids pS121-1a (A. salmonicida), pWCX23_1 (A. hydrophila) and pASP-a58 (A. veronii) harboured 18, 15 and 14 AMR genes respectively. The five most occurring drug classes for which AMR genes were detected were aminoglycosides (27%), followed by beta-lactams (17%), sulphonamides (13%), fluoroquinolones (13%), and phenicols (10%). The most prevalent genes were a sulphonamide resistant gene Sul1, the gene aac (6')-Ib-cr (aminoglycoside 6'-N-acetyl transferase type Ib-cr) resistant to aminoglycosides and the blaKPC-2 gene, which encodes carbapenemase-production. Plasmid acquisition of AMR genes was mainly inter-genus rather than intra-genus. Eighteen plasmids showed template or host genes acquired from Pseudomonas monteilii, Salmonella enterica or Escherichia coli. The most occurring antimicrobial resistance determinants (ARDs) were beta-lactamase, followed by aminoglycosides acetyl-transferases, and then efflux pumps. Screening of new isolates in vitro and in vivo is required to ascertain the level of phenotypic expression of colistin and other acquired AMR genes detected.
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- Ogueri Nwaiwu
- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, United Kingdom
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- Department of Science Laboratory Technology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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Dahanayake PS, Hossain S, Wickramanayake MVKS, Heo GJ. Prevalence of virulence and antimicrobial resistance genes in Aeromonas species isolated from marketed cockles (Tegillarca granosa) in Korea. Lett Appl Microbiol 2020; 71:94-101. [PMID: 31943254 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Revised: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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This study aimed to examine incidence, virulence and antimicrobial properties in Aeromonas spp. isolated from cockles (Tegillarca granosa) in Korea. Firstly, genomic DNA was extracted from 32 Aeromonas spp. isolates, and PCR screening for virulence, antimicrobial resistance genes was carried out. The disk diffusion assay was used to examine antimicrobial susceptibility. Aeromonas spp. isolates comprised, A. hydrophila (n = 8), A. veronii (n = 15), A. media (n = 2), A. salmonicida (n = 2), A. allosaccharophila (n = 1), A. bestiarum (n = 1), A. culicicola (n = 1), A. enteropelogenes (n = 1) and A. rivipollensis (n = 1). High prevalence of virulence-related genes reported as; act (69%), alt (47%), ast (41%), aerA (56%), lip (50%), ahyB (47%), ser (28%), fla (66%), gcat (44%), ascV (50%) and hlyA (72%). All isolates were multidrug resistant, while highest resistance level observed for ampicillin (100%), followed by imipenem (81%), rifampicin (78%), cephalothin (72%), piperacillin (47%) and Colistin sulfate (31%). The presence of blaSHV , blaCTX , tetE, aac(6')-Ib, strA-strB, qnrS, qnrB and IntI1 genes were reported in varying combinations. Nevertheless, blaTEM , blaIMP , tetA, tetB, qnrA, qnrB and aphAI-IAB genes and the class1 integron were not detected. The high occurrence of virulence and antimicrobial resistance genes in cockles reveals that it can be a potential health risk source for consumers.
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- P S Dahanayake
- Veterinary Medical Center and College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
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- Veterinary Medical Center and College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
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- Veterinary Medical Center and College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
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- Veterinary Medical Center and College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
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Dahanayake PS, Hossain S, Wickramanayake MVKS, Heo GJ. Antibiotic and heavy metal resistance genes in Aeromonas spp. isolated from marketed Manila Clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) in Korea. J Appl Microbiol 2019; 127:941-952. [PMID: 31211903 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) is one of the most popular seafood in Korea, owing to their unique taste and nutritional value. This study aimed to disclose the antibiotic and heavy metal resistance characteristics of Aeromonas spp. isolated from marketed Manila clam in Korea. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 36 Aeromonas spp. strains were isolated and subjected to two tests: an antibiotic disk diffusion test to determine their resistance to antibiotics, and a broth dilution test to determine their resistance to heavy metals. PCR-based amplification was performed to detect the resistance genes. A high level of resistance to ampicillin (100%) and cephalothin (89%) was observed, while 42, 39, 36 and 36% of the isolates were resistant to oxytetracycline, imipenem, nalidixic acid and tetracycline respectively. In addition, among the tested heavy metals, cadmium (Cd) recorded the highest resistance rate (61%), followed by chromium (Cr) (50%), lead (Pb) (47%) and copper (Cu) (37%). However, mercury (Hg) resistance was not observed. PCRs revealed the occurrence of blaTEM , blaSHV , blaCTX-M , qnrS, tetB, tetE, aac(6')-Ib, strA-strB and intI1 genes among 100, 31, 31, 78, 78, 89, 25, 50 and 72% of the isolates respectively. Moreover, heavy metal resistance genes, copA, merA and czcA were detected in 25, 47 and 61% of the isolates respectively. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest the importance of multi-drug and heavy metal-resistant aeromonads in Manila clam to assess the consumer safety and public health. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study is the first to elaborate on the importance of multi-drug and heavy metal-resistant aeromonads in Manila clam. Particularly, the presence of extended-spectrum-β-lactamase genes and other antibiotic resistance genes intensifies the possible health risks and may complicate therapeutic treatments upon infection, while heavy metal resistance suggests possible heavy metal exposure.
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- P S Dahanayake
- Veterinary Medical Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, 28644, Korea
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- Veterinary Medical Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, 28644, Korea
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- Veterinary Medical Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, 28644, Korea
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- Veterinary Medical Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, 28644, Korea
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Liu K, Han J, Li S, Liu L, Lin W, Luo J. Insight into the diversity of antibiotic resistance genes in the intestinal bacteria of shrimp Penaeus vannamei by culture-dependent and independent approaches. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 172:451-459. [PMID: 30735978 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.01.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) that distributed in antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARBs) are widespread in aquaculture and have great threats to the aquatic organism as well as to human. However, our understanding about the risk of ARGs to the health of aquatic organism is still limited. In the present study, we got a deep insight into the diversity of ARGs in the intestinal bacteria of shrimp by culture-dependent and independent approaches. Results of the PCR-based detection and culture-dependent analysis indicated that the tetracycline, sulfadiazine, quinolone and erythromycin resistance genes were prevalent in the commercial shrimps that bought from aquatic markets or supermarket. The culture-independent plasmid metagenomic analysis identified 62 different ARGs, which were classified into 21 types, with abundances ranging from 13 to 1418 ppm. The analysis suggested that most of the ARGs come from the plasmids originating from Vibrio (accounted for 2.8-51%) and Aeromonas (accounted for 16-55%), and the Vibrio group was concluded to be the main bacterial pathogen that probably resulted in the shrimp disease. Accordingly, the plasmid metagenomic that focuses on the mobile genetic elements has great potential on the identification of ARGs in complex environments.
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- Kexin Liu
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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Frozen White-Leg Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) in Korean Markets as a Source of Aeromonas spp. Harboring Antibiotic and Heavy Metal Resistance Genes. Microb Drug Resist 2018; 24:1587-1598. [DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2018.0035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Dong J, Liu Y, Xu N, Yang Q, Ai X. Morin Protects Channel Catfish From Aeromonas hydrophila Infection by Blocking Aerolysin Activity. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2828. [PMID: 30519232 PMCID: PMC6258893 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Aeromonas hydrophila (A. hydrophila) is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen widely distributed in the environments, particular aquatic environment. The pathogen can cause a range of infections in both human and animals including fishes. However, the application of antibiotics in treatment of A. hydrophila infections leads to the emergence of resistant strains. Consequently, new approaches need to be developed in fighting this pathogen. Aerolysin, the chief virulence factor produced by pathogenic A. hydrophila strains has been employed as target identifying new drugs. In our present study, we found that morin, a flavonoid without anti-bacterial activity isolated from traditional Chinese medicine, could directly inhibit the hemolytic activity of aerolysin. To determine the binding sites and the action of mechanism of morin against AerA, several assays were performed. Ser36, Pro347, and Arg356 were identified as the main binding sites affecting the conformation of AerA and resulted in block of the heptameric formation. Moreover, morin could protect Vero cells from cell injury mediated by aerolysin. In vivo study showed that morin could provide a protection to channel catfish against A. hydrophila infection. These results demonstrated that morin could be developed as a promising candidate for the treatment of A. hydrophila infections by decreasing the pathogenesis of A. hydrophila.
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- Jing Dong
- Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Control of Quality and Safety for Aquatic Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Control of Quality and Safety for Aquatic Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Control of Quality and Safety for Aquatic Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Control of Quality and Safety for Aquatic Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Control of Quality and Safety for Aquatic Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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Marti E, Huerta B, Rodríguez-Mozaz S, Barceló D, Marcé R, Balcázar JL. Abundance of antibiotic resistance genes and bacterial community composition in wild freshwater fish species. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 196:115-119. [PMID: 29294424 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.12.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Revised: 11/08/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This study was aimed to determine the abundance of four antibiotic resistance genes (blaTEM, ermB, qnrS and sulI), as well as bacterial community composition associated with the intestinal mucus of wild freshwater fish species collected from the Foix and La Llosa del Cavall reservoirs, which represent ecosystems with high and low anthropogenic disturbance, respectively. Water and sediments from these reservoirs were also collected and analyzed to determine the pollution level by antibiotics. The blaTEM gene was only detected in brown trout and Ebro barbel, which were collected from La Llosa del Cavall reservoir. In contrast, the sulI and qnrS genes were only detected in common carp, which were collected from the Foix reservoir. Although the ermB gene was also detected in common carp, the values were below the limit of quantification. Likewise, water and sediment samples from the Foix reservoir had higher concentrations and more classes of antibiotics than those from La Llosa del Cavall. Pyrosequencing analysis of 16S rRNA genes revealed significant differences in bacterial communities associated with the intestinal mucus of fish species. Therefore, these findings suggest that anthropogenic activities are not only increasing the pollution of aquatic environments, but also contributing to the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance in organisms that inhabit such environments.
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- Elisabet Marti
- Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Emili Grahit 101, 17003, Girona, Spain; BETA Technological Center, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia, 08500, Vic, Spain
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- Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Emili Grahit 101, 17003, Girona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Emili Grahit 101, 17003, Girona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Emili Grahit 101, 17003, Girona, Spain; Department of Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA-CSIC, C/ Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Emili Grahit 101, 17003, Girona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Emili Grahit 101, 17003, Girona, Spain.
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Tomova A, Ivanova L, Buschmann AH, Godfrey HP, Cabello FC. Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance (PMQR) Genes and Class 1 Integrons in Quinolone-Resistant Marine Bacteria and Clinical Isolates of Escherichia coli from an Aquacultural Area. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2018. [PMID: 28642992 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-017-1016-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Antimicrobial usage in aquaculture selects for antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms in the marine environment. The relevance of this selection to terrestrial animal and human health is unclear. Quinolone-resistance genes qnrA, qnrB, and qnrS were chromosomally located in four randomly chosen quinolone-resistant marine bacteria isolated from an aquacultural area with heavy quinolone usage. In quinolone-resistant uropathogenic clinical isolates of Escherichia coli from a coastal area bordering the same aquacultural region, qnrA was chromosomally located in two E. coli isolates, while qnrB and qnrS were located in small molecular weight plasmids in two other E. coli isolates. Three quinolone-resistant marine bacteria and three quinolone-resistant E. coli contained class 1 integrons but without physical association with PMQR genes. In both marine bacteria and uropathogenic E. coli, class 1 integrons had similar co-linear structures, identical gene cassettes, and similarities in their flanking regions. In a Marinobacter sp. marine isolate and in one E. coli clinical isolate, sequences immediately upstream of the qnrS gene were homologous to comparable sequences of numerous plasmid-located qnrS genes while downstream sequences were different. The observed commonality of quinolone resistance genes and integrons suggests that aquacultural use of antimicrobials might facilitate horizontal gene transfer between bacteria in diverse ecological locations.
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- Alexandra Tomova
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA
- Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA.
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Wimalasena S, De Silva B, Hossain S, Pathirana H, Heo GJ. Prevalence and characterisation of quinolone resistance genes in Aeromonas spp. isolated from pet turtles in South Korea. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 2017; 11:34-38. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2017.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Revised: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Polymorphism of antibiotic-inactivating enzyme driven by ecology expands the environmental resistome. ISME JOURNAL 2017; 12:267-276. [PMID: 29028006 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2017.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Revised: 08/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The environmental resistome has been recognized as the origin and reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes and considered to be dynamic and ever expanding. In this study, a targeted gene sequencing approach revealed that the polymorphic diversity of the aminoglycoside-inactivating enzyme AAC(6')-Ib was ecological niche-specific. AAC(6')-Ib-cr, previously known as a clinical variant, was prevalent in various soils and the intestines of chickens and humans, suggesting that this variant might not have arisen from adaptive mutations in the clinic but instead originated from the environment. Furthermore, ecologically dominant polymorphic variants of AAC(6')-Ib were characterized and found to display different substrate specificities for quinolones and aminoglycosides, conferring the altered resistance spectra. Interestingly, a novel variant with the D179Y substitution showed an extended resistance spectrum to the recently developed fluoroquinolone gemifloxacin. Our results suggest that soil and animal microbiomes could be major reservoirs of antibiotic resistance; polymorphic diversity expands the antibiotic resistome in the environment, resulting in the potential emergence of novel resistance.
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Global protein expression profile response of planktonic Aeromonas hydrophila exposed to chlortetracycline. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 33:68. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-017-2204-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Zhao Z, Wang J, Han Y, Chen J, Liu G, Lu H, Yan B, Chen S. Nutrients, heavy metals and microbial communities co-driven distribution of antibiotic resistance genes in adjacent environment of mariculture. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2017; 220:909-918. [PMID: 27814984 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.10.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2016] [Revised: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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With the rapid development of aquaculture, the large amounts of pollutants were discharged into the aquatic environment, where the detected antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have drawn increasing attention due to their potential threats to ecological environment and human health. Thus, the impact of mariculture on ARGs was assessed and the underlying mechanism of their propagation was explained. Sediments from eight sampling sites were collected along a mariculture drainage ditch, and the sediment in Yellow River Delta National Park was used as a non-mariculture control. Microbial ARGs qPCR array and illumina sequencing of 16S rRNA gene were applied to examine the changing patterns of ARGs and bacterial communities. Results showed that 18 ARGs (3 fluoroquinolone, 1 aminoglycoside, 3 macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B, 2 tetracycline, and 9 beta-lactam resistance genes) were influenced by mariculture, and ARGs abundance and diversity were significantly increased in mariculture sediments (p < 0.05). A remarkable shift in bacterial community structure and composition was also observed. The abundance of most of ARGs were significantly decreased in the estuary samples, implying that seawater had a significant dilution effect on the ARGs emission from the mariculture sites. Partial redundancy analysis showed that nutrients, heavy metals, and bacteria communities might directly and indirectly contribute to ARGs propagation, suggesting that the profile and dissemination of ARGs were driven by the combined effects of multiple factors in mariculture-impacted sites.
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- Zelong Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361024, China
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC
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Tomova A, Ivanova L, Buschmann AH, Rioseco ML, Kalsi RK, Godfrey HP, Cabello FC. Antimicrobial resistance genes in marine bacteria and human uropathogenic Escherichia coli from a region of intensive aquaculture. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2015; 7:803-9. [PMID: 26259681 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2014] [Accepted: 08/04/2015] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Antimicrobials are heavily used in Chilean salmon aquaculture. We previously found significant differences in antimicrobial-resistant bacteria between sediments from an aquaculture and a non-aquaculture site. We now show that levels of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARG) are significantly higher in antimicrobial-selected marine bacteria than in unselected bacteria from these sites. While ARG in tetracycline- and florfenicol-selected bacteria from aquaculture and non-aquaculture sites were equally frequent, there were significantly more plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes per bacterium and significantly higher numbers of qnrB genes in quinolone-selected bacteria from the aquaculture site. Quinolone-resistant urinary Escherichia coli from patients in the Chilean aquacultural region were significantly enriched for qnrB (including a novel qnrB gene), qnrS, qnrA and aac(6')-1b, compared with isolates from New York City. Sequences of qnrA1, qnrB1 and qnrS1 in quinolone-resistant Chilean E. coli and Chilean marine bacteria were identical, suggesting horizontal gene transfer between antimicrobial-resistant marine bacteria and human pathogens.
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- Alexandra Tomova
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, New York Medical College, New York, NY, USA
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Physiology, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, New York Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Laboratorio de Microbiologia, Hospital de Puerto Montt, Chile, Puerto Montt, Chile
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology Section, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, New York Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, New York Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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