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Chowdhury G, Kitahara K, Taniguchi M, Uesaka K, Muzembo BA, Mitra D, Ohno A, Ramamurthy T, Dutta S, Miyoshi SI, Mukhopadhyay AK. Complete genomic sequence of Vibrio fluvialis strain IDH5335 isolated from a patient with diarrhea in Kolkata, India. Microbiol Resour Announc 2023; 12:e0070723. [PMID: 37943041 PMCID: PMC10871063 DOI: 10.1128/mra.00707-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023] Open
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We isolated a Vibrio fluvialis strain (IDH5335) from a stool sample collected from a patient with diarrhea. In this announcement, we report the complete genomic sequence of this organism, which was obtained by combining Illumina and Oxford Nanopore sequencing data.
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- Goutam Chowdhury
- ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Collaborative Research Center of Okayama University for Infectious Diseases in India at ICMR-NICED, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Collaborative Research Center of Okayama University for Infectious Diseases in India at ICMR-NICED, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Oral Microbiome Center, Taniguchi Dental Clinic, Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Collaborative Research Center of Okayama University for Infectious Diseases in India at ICMR-NICED, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Collaborative Research Center of Okayama University for Infectious Diseases in India at ICMR-NICED, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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Mavhungu M, Digban TO, Nwodo UU. Incidence and Virulence Factor Profiling of Vibrio Species: A Study on Hospital and Community Wastewater Effluents. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2449. [PMID: 37894107 PMCID: PMC10609040 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11102449] [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: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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This study aimed to determine the incidence and virulence factor profiling of Vibrio species from hospital wastewater (HWW) and community wastewater effluents. Wastewater samples from selected sites were collected, processed, and analysed presumptively by the culture dependent methods and molecular techniques. A total of 270 isolates were confirmed as Vibrio genus delineating into V. cholerae (27%), V. parahaemolyticus (9.1%), V. vulnificus (4.1%), and V. fluvialis (3%). The remainder (>50%) may account for other Vibrio species not identified in the study. The four Vibrio species were isolated from secondary hospital wastewater effluent (SHWE), while V. cholerae was the sole specie isolated from Limbede community wastewater effluent (LCWE) and none of the four Vibrio species was recovered from tertiary hospital wastewater effluent (THWE). However, several virulence genes were identified among V. cholerae isolates from SHWE: ToxR (88%), hylA (81%), tcpA (64%), VPI (58%), ctx (44%), and ompU (34%). Virulence genes factors among V. cholerae isolates from LCWE were: ToxR (78%), ctx (67%), tcpA (44%), and hylA (44%). Two different genes (vfh and hupO) were identified in all confirmed V. fluvialis isolates. Among V. vulnificus, vcgA (50%) and vcgB (67%) were detected. In V. parahaemolyticus, tdh (56%) and tlh (100%) were also identified. This finding reveals that the studied aquatic niches pose serious potential health risk with Vibrio species harbouring virulence signatures. The distribution of virulence genes is valuable for ecological site quality, as well as epidemiological marker in the control and management of diseases caused by Vibrio species. Regular monitoring of HWW and communal wastewater effluent would allow relevant establishments to forecast, detect, and mitigate any public health threats in advance.
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- Mashudu Mavhungu
- Patho-Biocatalysis Group, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, Alice 5700, South Africa (T.O.D.)
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa
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- Patho-Biocatalysis Group, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, Alice 5700, South Africa (T.O.D.)
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa
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- Patho-Biocatalysis Group, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, Alice 5700, South Africa (T.O.D.)
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa
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Kumarage PM, Majeed S, De Silva LADS, Heo GJ. Detection of virulence, antimicrobial resistance, and heavy metal resistance properties in Vibrio anguillarum isolated from mullet (Mugil cephalus) cultured in Korea. Braz J Microbiol 2023; 54:415-425. [PMID: 36735199 PMCID: PMC9944176 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-023-00911-9] [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: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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In the present study, we identified and characterized 22 strains of V. anguillarum from 145 samples of mullets (Mugill cephallus) cultured in several fish farms in South Korea. They were subjected to pathogenicity tests, antimicrobial susceptibility test, and broth dilution test to detect virulence markers, antimicrobial resistance, and heavy metal resistance properties. All the isolates showed amylase and caseinase activity, followed by gelatinase (90.9%), DNase (45.5%), and hemolysis activities (α = 81.1% and β = 18.2%). The PCR assay revealed that isolates were positive for VAC, ctxAB, AtoxR, tdh, tlh, trh, Vfh, hupO, VPI, and FtoxR virulence genes at different percentages. All the isolates showed multi-drug resistance properties (MAR index ≥ 0.2), while 100% of the isolates were resistant to oxacillin, ticarcillin, streptomycin, and ciprofloxacin. Antimicrobial resistance genes, qnrS (95.5%), qnrB (86.4%), and StrAB (27.3%), were reported. In addition, 40.9% of the isolates were cadmium-tolerant, with the presence of CzcA (86.4%) heavy metal resistance gene. The results revealed potential pathogenicity associated with V. anguillarum in aquaculture and potential health risk associated with consumer health.
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- P M Kumarage
- Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Medicine, Veterinary Medical Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Chungdae-Ro 1, Seowon-Gu, Chungbuk, 28644, Cheongju, South Korea
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Medicine, Veterinary Medical Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Chungdae-Ro 1, Seowon-Gu, Chungbuk, 28644, Cheongju, South Korea
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Medicine, Veterinary Medical Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Chungdae-Ro 1, Seowon-Gu, Chungbuk, 28644, Cheongju, South Korea
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Medicine, Veterinary Medical Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Chungdae-Ro 1, Seowon-Gu, Chungbuk, 28644, Cheongju, South Korea.
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Hecht J, Borowiak M, Fortmeier B, Dikou S, Gierer W, Klempien I, Nekat J, Schaefer S, Strauch E. Case Report: Vibrio fluvialis isolated from a wound infection after a piercing trauma in the Baltic Sea. Access Microbiol 2022; 4:000312. [PMID: 35252751 PMCID: PMC8895609 DOI: 10.1099/acmi.0.000312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Vibrio spp. are Gram-negative bacteria found in marine ecosystems. Non-cholera Vibrio spp. can cause gastrointestinal infections and can also lead to wound infections through exposure to contaminated seawater. Vibrio infections are increasingly documented from the Baltic Sea due to extended warm weather periods. We describe the first isolation of Vibrio fluvialis from a wound infection acquired by an impalement injury in the shallow waters of the Baltic Sea. The severe infection required amputation of the third toe. Whole genome sequencing of the isolate was performed and revealed a genome consisting of two circular chromosomes with a size of 1.57 and 3.24 Mb.
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- Juliane Hecht
- Unfallchirurgie, Helios Hanseklinikum Stralsund, Große Parower Straße 47-53 18435, Stralsund, Germany
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- German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, BfR, Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany
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- Unfallchirurgie, Helios Hanseklinikum Stralsund, Große Parower Straße 47-53 18435, Stralsund, Germany
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- Unfallchirurgie, Helios Hanseklinikum Stralsund, Große Parower Straße 47-53 18435, Stralsund, Germany
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- MVZ Limbach Vorpommern Rügen, Große Parower Str. 47-53, 18435 Stralsund, Germany
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- Klinische Hygiene und Infektiologie, Helios Hanseklinikum Stralsund, Große Parower Straße 47-53 18435 Stralsund, Germany
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- German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, BfR, Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany
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- MVZ Limbach Vorpommern Rügen, Große Parower Str. 47-53, 18435 Stralsund, Germany
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- German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, BfR, Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany
- *Correspondence: Eckhard Strauch,
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Onohuean H, Okoh AI, Nwodo UU. Epidemiologic potentials and correlational analysis of Vibrio species and virulence toxins from water sources in greater Bushenyi districts, Uganda. Sci Rep 2021; 11:22429. [PMID: 34789791 PMCID: PMC8599681 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-01375-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Adequate water supply is one of the public health issues among the population living in low-income settings. Vibriosis remain a significant health challenge drawing the attention of both healthcare planners and researchers in South West districts of Uganda. Intending to clamp down the disease cases in the safest water deprive locality, we investigated the virulent toxins as contaminants and epidemiologic potentials of Vibrio species recovered from surface waters in greater Bushenyi districts, Uganda. Surface water sources within 46 villages located in the study districts were obtained between June and October 2018. Standard microbiological and molecular methods were used to analyse samples. Our results showed that 981 presumptive isolates retrieved cell counts of 10-100 CFU/g, with, with (640) 65% confirmed as Vibrio genus using polymerase chain reaction, which is distributed as follows; V. vulnificus 46/640 (7.2%), V. fluvialis 30/594 (5.1), V. parahaemolyticus 21/564 (3.7), V. cholera 5/543 (0.9), V. alginolyticus 62/538 (11.5) and V. mimicus 20/476 (4.2). The virulence toxins observed were heat-stable enterotoxin (stn) 46 (82.10%), V. vulnificus virulence gene (vcgCPI) 40 (87.00%), extracellular haemolysin gene {vfh 21 (70.00)} and Heme utilization protein gene {hupO 5 (16.70)}. The cluster analysis depicts hupO (4.46% n = 112); vfh (18.75%, n = 112); vcgCPI and stn (35.71%, & 41.07%, n = 112). The principal component analysis revealed the toxins (hupO, vfh) were correlated with the isolate recovered from Bohole water (BW) source, while (vcgCPI, stn) toxins are correlated with natural raw water (NRW) and open springs (OS) water sources isolates. Such observation indicates that surface waters sources are highly contaminated with an odds ratio of 1.00, 95% CI (70.48-90.5), attributed risk of (aR = 64.29) and relative risk of (RR = 73.91). In addition, it also implies that the surface waters sources have > 1 risk of contamination with vfh and > six times of contamination with hupO (aR = 40, - 66). This is a call of utmost importance to the population, which depends on these water sources to undertake appropriate sanitation, personal hygienic practices and potential measures that ensure water quality.
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- Hope Onohuean
- SA-MRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice, 5700, South Africa.
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag 1314, Alice, 5700, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- Biopharmaceutics Unit, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Kampala International University, Western-Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda.
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- SA-MRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice, 5700, South Africa
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag 1314, Alice, 5700, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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- SA-MRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice, 5700, South Africa
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag 1314, Alice, 5700, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Abioye OE, Osunla AC, Okoh AI. Molecular Detection and Distribution of Six Medically Important Vibrio spp. in Selected Freshwater and Brackish Water Resources in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:617703. [PMID: 34149632 PMCID: PMC8208477 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.617703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Water resources contaminated with pathogenic Vibrio species are usually a source of devastating infection outbreaks that have been a public health concern in both developed and developing countries over the decades. The present study assessed the prevalence of six medically significant Vibrio species in some water resources in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa for 12 months. We detected vibrios in all the 194 water samples analyzed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The prevalence of Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio mimicus, Vibrio fluvialis, Vibrio vulnificus, Vibrio alginolyticus, and Vibrio parahaemolyticus in freshwater samples was 34, 19, 9, 2, 3, and 2%, and that in brackish water samples was 44, 28, 10, 7, 46, and 51%, respectively. The population of the presumptive Vibrio spp. isolated from freshwater (628) and brackish water (342) samples that were confirmed by PCR was 79% (497/628) and 85% (291/342), respectively. Twenty-two percent of the PCR-confirmed Vibrio isolates from freshwater (n = 497) samples and 41% of the PCR-confirmed Vibrio isolates from brackish water samples (n = 291) fall among the Vibrio species of interest. The incidences of V. cholerae, V. mimicus, V. fluvialis, V. vulnificus, V. alginolyticus, and V. parahaemolyticus amidst these Vibrio spp. of interest that were recovered from freshwater samples were 75, 14, 4, 6, 1, and 1%, whereas those from brackish water samples were 24, 7, 3, 3, 47, and 18%, respectively. Our observation during the study suggests pollution as the reason for the unusual isolation of medically important vibrios in winter. Correlation analysis revealed that temperature drives the frequency of isolation, whereas salinity drives the composition of the targeted Vibrio species at our sampling sites. The finding of the study is of public health importance going by the usefulness of the water resources investigated. Although controlling and preventing most of the factors that contribute to the prevalence of medically important bacteria, such as Vibrio species, at the sampling points might be difficult, regular monitoring for creating health risk awareness will go a long way to prevent possible Vibrio-related infection outbreaks at the sampling sites and their immediate environment.
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- Oluwatayo E Abioye
- SAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa.,Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa.,Department of Microbiology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, Nigeria
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- SAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa.,Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa.,Department of Microbiology, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Nigeria
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- SAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa.,Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa.,Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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Characterisation of Vibrio Species from Surface and Drinking Water Sources and Assessment of Biocontrol Potentials of Their Bacteriophages. Int J Microbiol 2020; 2020:8863370. [PMID: 32831847 PMCID: PMC7424396 DOI: 10.1155/2020/8863370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to characterise Vibrio species of water samples collected from taps, boreholes, and dams in the North West province, South Africa, and assess biocontrol potentials of their bacteriophages. Fifty-seven putative Vibrio isolates were obtained on thiosulfate-citrate-bile-salt-sucrose agar and identified using biochemical tests and species-specific PCRs. Isolates were further characterised based on the presence of virulence factors, susceptibility to eleven antibiotics, and biofilm formation potentials. Twenty-two (38.60%) isolates were confirmed as Vibrio species, comprising V. harveyi (45.5%, n = 10), V. parahaemolyticus (22.7%, n = 5), V. cholerae (13.6%, n = 3), V. mimicus (9.1%, n = 2), and V. vulnificus (9.1%, n = 2). Three of the six virulent genes screened were positively amplified; four V. parahaemolyticus possessed the tdh (18.18%) and trh (18.18%) genes, while the zot gene was harboured by 3 V. cholerae (13.64%) and one V. mimicus (4.55%) isolate. Isolates revealed high levels of resistance to cephalothin (95.45%), ampicillin (77.27%), and streptomycin (40.91%), while lower resistances (4.55%–27.27%) were recorded for other antimicrobials. Sixteen (72.7%) isolates displayed multiple antibiotic-resistant properties. Cluster analysis of antibiotic resistance revealed a closer relationship between Vibrio isolates from different sampling sites. The Vibrio species displayed biofilm formation potentials at 37°C (63.6, n = 14), 35°C (50%, n = 11), and 25°C (36.4%, n = 8). Two phages isolated in this study (vB_VpM_SA3V and vB_VcM_SA3V) were classified as belonging to the family Myoviridae based on electron microscopy. These were able to lyse multidrug-resistant V. parahaemolyticus and V. cholerae strains. These findings not only indicate the presence of antibiotic-resistant virulent Vibrio species from dam, borehole, and tap water samples that could pose a health risk to humans who either come in contact with or consume water but also present these lytic phages as alternative agents that can be exploited for biological control of these pathogenic strains.
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Beshiru A, Okareh O, Okoh A, Igbinosa E. Detection of antibiotic resistance and virulence genes of
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strains isolated from ready‐to‐eat shrimps in Delta and Edo States, Nigeria. J Appl Microbiol 2020; 129:17-36. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.14590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Revised: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- A. Beshiru
- Applied Microbial Processes & Environmental Health Research Group Department of Microbiology Faculty of Life Sciences University of Benin Benin City Nigeria
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences Faculty of Public Health College of Medicine University of Ibadan Ibadan Nigeria
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- SAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre University of Fort Hare Alice South Africa
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- Applied Microbial Processes & Environmental Health Research Group Department of Microbiology Faculty of Life Sciences University of Benin Benin City Nigeria
- SAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre University of Fort Hare Alice South Africa
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Wu M, Tu Z, Huang F, He Q, Fu J, Li Y. Panning anti-LPS nanobody as a capture target to enrich Vibrio fluvialis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 512:531-536. [PMID: 30905409 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.03.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2019] [Accepted: 03/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Vibrio fluvialis is considered as a human pathogen in developing countries. This bacterium is widely distributed in seawater and harbors that contains traces of salt. V. fluvialis can cause human enteritis and diarrhea, which has broken out at a global scale. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a key bacterial antigen used to classify V. fluvialis serogroups. In this research, phage display technology was adopted to isolate nanobodies from a naïve phage library by using LPS as the target antigen. The isolated nanobody was tested in LPS ELISA and bacterial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay Nanobody V23 had a high affinity toward the pathogen and was utilized to synthesize immunomagnetic beads for the enrichment of V. fluvialis. The capture efficiency of the immunomagnetic beads against V. fluvialis was 90.7 ± 3.2% (N = 3) through the plate-counting method. We generated a high-affinity nanobody against LPS from V. fluvialis and developed a rapid method of enriching V. fluvialis by using immunomagnetic beads.
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- Mengjuan Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, No.235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang, 330029, China; Sino-German Joint Research Institute, Nanchang University, No. 235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang, 330029, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, No.999Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, No.235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang, 330029, China; Sino-German Joint Research Institute, Nanchang University, No. 235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang, 330029, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, No.999Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, No.235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang, 330029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, No.235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang, 330029, China; Sino-German Joint Research Institute, Nanchang University, No. 235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang, 330029, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, No.999Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, No.235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang, 330029, China; Sino-German Joint Research Institute, Nanchang University, No. 235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang, 330029, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, No.999Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, No.235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang, 330029, China; Sino-German Joint Research Institute, Nanchang University, No. 235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang, 330029, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, No.999Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China.
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De Silva BCJ, Hossain S, Dahanayake PS, Kang T, Heo G. Vibriospp. from Yesso scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis) demonstrating virulence properties and antimicrobial resistance. J Food Saf 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/jfs.12634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- B. C. J. De Silva
- Veterinary Medical Center and College of Veterinary MedicineChungbuk National University Cheongju South Korea
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- Veterinary Medical Center and College of Veterinary MedicineChungbuk National University Cheongju South Korea
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- Veterinary Medical Center and College of Veterinary MedicineChungbuk National University Cheongju South Korea
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- Veterinary Medical Center and College of Veterinary MedicineChungbuk National University Cheongju South Korea
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- Veterinary Medical Center and College of Veterinary MedicineChungbuk National University Cheongju South Korea
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De Silva BCJ, Hossain S, Dahanayake PS, De Zoysa M, Heo GJ. Comparative prevalence and characterization of Vibriospp. isolated from live and frozen white-leg shrimp ( Litopenaeus vannamei) in Korean markets. J Food Saf 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/jfs.12487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- B. C. J. 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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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University; Daejeon Korea
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- Veterinary Medical Center and College of Veterinary Medicine; Chungbuk National University; Cheongju Korea
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Abioye OE, Okoh AI. Limpet ( Scutellastra cochlear) Recovered From Some Estuaries in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa Act as Reservoirs of Pathogenic Vibrio Species. Front Public Health 2018; 6:237. [PMID: 30234084 PMCID: PMC6128111 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 08/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Limpet (Scutellastra cochlear) serves as seafood recipe and an important member of the aquatic food chain. It is an abundant mollusc in some aquatic environment in South Africa. In this study, we investigated the potential of the molluscs harvested from the Buffalo, Swartkops, and Kowie estuaries in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa to serve as transient or maintenance reservoir of Vibrio species. The mollusc and source water samples were collected monthly from the rivers between December 2016 and November 2017. The reservoir category of the limpet samples recovered was determined by employing the combination of MPN-PCR method and statistical analysis (comparison of mean and proportion tests). The densities of Vibrio spp. in limpet and their source water samples were determined using MPN-PCR methods. Presumptive isolates were recovered by processing the samples with thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose agar and where necessary, samples were enriched with alkaline peptone water. The presumptive isolates were identified using PCR methods with emphasis on six Vibrio species of public health importance. Vibrio spp. were detected in all the limpet samples but not in all the water samples. The densities of Vibrio spp. in the limpet samples were more than the densities of Vibrio species in their source water and these were significant at P < 0.05. In like manner, five out of the six key Vibrio pathogens targeted in this study were more prevalent in limpet samples than in source water samples. Based on our findings, we concluded that our method though could be improved on, is efficient for the determination of reservoir types of bacterial-carrying organisms. We also concluded that the limpet found in the estuaries are not just a transient but a maintenance reservoir of Vibrio spp. which could cause vibrio-related infections.
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- Oluwatayo E Abioye
- SAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa.,Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group, Department Of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa.,Department of Microbiology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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- SAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa.,Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group, Department Of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa
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Dahanayake PS, De Silva BCJ, Hossain S, Shin GW, Heo GJ. Occurrence, virulence factors, and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns ofVibriospp. isolated from live oyster (Crassostrea gigas) in Korea. J Food Saf 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/jfs.12490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- P. S. Dahanayake
- Veterinary Medical Center and College of Veterinary Medicine; Chungbuk National University; Cheongju Republic of Korea
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- Veterinary Medical Center and College of Veterinary Medicine; Chungbuk National University; Cheongju Republic of Korea
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- Veterinary Medical Center and College of Veterinary Medicine; Chungbuk National University; Cheongju Republic of Korea
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- Bio-Safety Research Institute and College of Veterinary Medicine; Chonbuk National University; Jeonju Republic of Korea
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- Veterinary Medical Center and College of Veterinary Medicine; Chungbuk National University; Cheongju Republic of Korea
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Beshiru A, Igbinosa EO. Characterization of extracellular virulence properties and biofilm-formation capacity of Vibrio species recovered from ready-to-eat (RTE) shrimps. Microb Pathog 2018; 119:93-102. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2018.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Revised: 04/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Fri J, Ndip RN, Njom HA, Clarke AM. Antibiotic Susceptibility of Non-Cholera Vibrios Isolated from Farmed and Wild Marine Fish (Argyrosomus japonicus), Implications for Public Health. Microb Drug Resist 2018; 24:1296-1304. [PMID: 29565731 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2017.0276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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This study aimed to evaluate the antibiogram and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) of Vibrio isolates recovered from a marine fish (Argyrosomus japonicus) and water samples from two commercial dusky kob aquaculture farms and the Kariega estuary, South Africa, and to evaluate these findings for their public health implications. A total of 277 molecularly confirmed Vibrio isolates consisting of 126 Vibrio fluvialis, 45 Vibrio vulnificus, 30 Vibrio Parahaemolyticus, and 76 vibrios belonging to species of the genus other than Vibrio cholerae were subjected to susceptibility testing to 15 antibiotics by the disc diffusion method. Multiple antibiotic resistance index (MARI) was used to determine the antibiotic resistance-associated health risk, while polymerase chain reaction was used to evaluate the presence of 14 ARGs for nonsusceptible strains. Highest resistances were recorded to amoxicillin (76.2%), ampicillin (67.5%), erythromycin (38.3%), and doxycycline (35.0%), while susceptibilities were highest to gentamicin (100%), followed by norfloxacin (97.8%), florfenicol (90.3%), tetracycline (87.7%), and chloramphenicol (87.4%). We recorded a 58.5% multidrug resistance (resistance to ≥2 antimicrobial classes). MARI did not vary significantly between sites (p > 0.05); however, values of >0.2 were recorded in 40% (108/277) of all strains tested. ARG markers, ampC, blaOXA, tetA, tetM, dfr1, sul1, sul2, ermB, nptII, strA, and SXT integrase, were detected in one or more strains with ermB (82.5%), sul2 (53.8%), strA (44%), dfr1 (42.3%), and tetM (38.3%) being the most abundant. Healthy marine finfish (dusky kob) and their environment can serve as reservoirs for antibiotic resistant vibrios and ARGs, which could be disseminated to humans and other susceptible bacteria and this therefore becomes a public health concern.
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- Justine Fri
- 1 Microbial Pathogenicity and Molecular Epidemiology Research Group (MPMERG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare , Alice, South Africa
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- 2 Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea , Buea, Cameroon
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- 1 Microbial Pathogenicity and Molecular Epidemiology Research Group (MPMERG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare , Alice, South Africa
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- 1 Microbial Pathogenicity and Molecular Epidemiology Research Group (MPMERG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare , Alice, South Africa
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Chowdhury G, Pazhani GP, Sarkar A, Rajendran K, Mukhopadhyay AK, Bhattacharya MK, Ghosh A, Ramamurthy T. Carbapenem Resistance in Clonally Distinct Clinical Strains of Vibrio fluvialis Isolated from Diarrheal Samples. Emerg Infect Dis 2018; 22:1754-61. [PMID: 27649032 PMCID: PMC5038395 DOI: 10.3201/eid2210.151612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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These strains might acquire the blaNDM-1 gene without exposure to antimicrobial drugs. Carbapenems have been used for many years to treat severe nosocomial Enterobacteriaceae infections. The spread of resistance to these drugs among other bacterial families is an emerging problem worldwide, mostly caused by New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM-1). We screened for the prevalence of NDM-1–expressing enteric pathogens from hospitalized patients with acute diarrhea in Kolkata, India, and identified 27 Vibrio fluvialis–harboring blaNDM-1 (NDM-VF) strains. These isolates were also resistant to all the tested antimicrobial drugs except doxycycline. The large plasmid of V. fluvialis harboring blaNDM-1 could be easily transferred to other enteric pathogens. Genes flanking the blaNDM-1 were found to be identical to the reported sequence from an Escherichia coli isolate. Analyses showed that the V. fluvialis possessing the NDM-VF region belonged to different clones. The pathogenicity of V. fluvialis to humans and its ubiquitous presence in the environment call for constant monitoring of this species for emerging antimicrobial drug resistance.
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Takajo I, Yamada A, Umeki K, Saeki Y, Hashikura Y, Yamamoto I, Umekita K, Urayama-Kawano M, Yamasaki S, Taniguchi T, Misawa N, Okayama A. Development of a simple and practical method of discrimination between Vibrio furnissii and V. fluvialis based on single-nucleotide polymorphisms of 16S rRNA genes observed in V. furnissii but not in V. fluvialis. J Microbiol Methods 2017; 144:22-28. [PMID: 29111399 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2017.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Revised: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 10/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Vibrio furnissii and V. fluvialis are closely related, the discrimination of which by conventional biochemical assay remains a challenge. Investigation of the sequence of the 16S rRNA genes in a clinical isolate of V. furnissii by visual inspection of a sequencing electropherogram revealed two sites of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs; positions 460 A/G and 1261 A/G) in these genes. A test of 12 strains each of V. fluvialis and V. furnissii revealed these SNPs to be common in V. furnissii but not in V. fluvialis. Divergence of SNP frequency was observed among the strains of V. furnissii tested. Because the SNPs described in V. furnissii produce a difference in the target sequence of restriction enzymes, a combination of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of the 16S rRNA genes using conventional primers and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis using Eco RV and Eae I was shown to discriminate between V. fluvialis and V. furnissii. This method is simple and alleviates the need for expensive equipment or primer sets specific to these bacteria. Therefore, we believe that this method can be useful, alongside specific PCR and mass spectrometry, when there is a need to discriminate between V. fluvialis and V. furnissii.
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- Ichiro Takajo
- Department of Rheumatology, Infectious Diseases and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan; Clinical Laboratory, University of Miyazaki Hospital, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan
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- Clinical Laboratory, University of Miyazaki Hospital, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan
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- Clinical Laboratory, University of Miyazaki Hospital, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.
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- Clinical Laboratory, University of Miyazaki Hospital, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan
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- Clinical Laboratory, University of Miyazaki Hospital, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan
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- Clinical Laboratory, University of Miyazaki Hospital, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Infectious Diseases and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan; Clinical Laboratory, University of Miyazaki Hospital, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan
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- Nagasaki Prefectural Institute of Environment and Public Health, Omura, Nagasaki 856-0026, Japan
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- Nagasaki Prefectural Government Civil Life Department Public Health Division, Nagasaki, Nagasaki 850-8570, Japan
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- Center for Animal Disease Control, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- Center for Animal Disease Control, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan; Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Infectious Diseases and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan; Clinical Laboratory, University of Miyazaki Hospital, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan
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Occurrence of Virulence Genes Associated with Human Pathogenic Vibrios Isolated from Two Commercial Dusky Kob (Argyrosmus japonicus) Farms and Kareiga Estuary in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2017; 14:ijerph14101111. [PMID: 28946684 PMCID: PMC5664612 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14101111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Revised: 09/16/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Background: Seafood-borne Vibrio infections, often linked to contaminated seafood and water, are of increasing global public health concern. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of human pathogenic vibrios and their associated virulence genes isolated from fish and water samples from 2 commercial dusky kob farms and Kareiga estuary, South Africa. Methods: A total of 200 samples including dusky kob fish (n = 120) and seawater (n = 80) were subjected to Vibrio screening on thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose agar (TCBS). Presumptive isolates were confirmed and delineated to V. cholerae, V. parahaemolyticus, V. vulnificus, and V. fluvialis by PCR. Various pathogenic gene markers were screened: V. parahaemolyticus (trh and tdh), V. vulnificus (vcgE and vcgC) and V. fluvialis (stn, vfh,hupO, vfpA). Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) of the vvhA gene of V. vulnificus strains was performed to determine the associated biotypes. Results: Total Vibrio prevalence was 59.4% (606/1020) of which V. fluvialis was the most predominant 193 (31.85%), followed by Vibrio vulnificus 74 (12.21%) and V. parahaemolyticus 33 (5.45%). No V. cholerae strain was detected. One of the V. parahaemolyticus strains possessed the trh gene 7 (9.46%) while most (91.9%; 68/74) V. vulnificus isolates were of the E-type genotype. V. fluvialis virulence genes detected were stn (13.5%), hupO (10.4%) and vfpA (1.0%). 12.16% (9/74) of V. vulnificus strains exhibited a biotype 3 RFLP pattern. Conclusions: This is the first report of potentially pathogenic vibrios from healthy marine fish in the study area, and therefore a public health concern.
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Fu K, Li J, Wang Y, Liu J, Yan H, Shi L, Zhou L. An Innovative Method for Rapid Identification and Detection of Vibrio alginolyticus in Different Infection Models. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:651. [PMID: 27199971 PMCID: PMC4858747 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Vibrio alginolyticus is one of the most common pathogenic marine Vibrio species, and has been found to cause serious seafood-poisoning or fatal extra-intestinal infections in humans, such as necrotizing soft-tissue infections, bacteremia, septic shock, and multiple organ failures. Delayed accurate diagnosis and treatment of most Vibrio infections usually result to high mortality rates. The objective of this study was to establish a rapid diagnostic method to detect and identify the presence of V. alginolyticus in different samples, so as to facilitate timely treatment. The widely employed conventional methods for detection of V. alginolyticus include biochemical identification and a variety of PCR methods. The former is of low specificity and time-consuming (2–3 days), while the latter has improved accuracy and processing time. Despite such advancements, these methods are still complicated, time-consuming, expensive, require expertise and advanced laboratory systems, and are not optimal for field use. With the goal of providing a simple and efficient way to detect V. alginolyticus, we established a rapid diagnostic method based on loop-mediated Isothermal amplification (LAMP) technology that is feasible to use in both experimental and field environments. Three primer pairs targeting the toxR gene of V. alginolyticus were designed, and amplification was carried out in an ESE tube scanner and Real-Time PCR device. We successfully identified 93 V. alginolyticus strains from a total of 105 different bacterial isolates and confirmed their identity by 16s rDNA sequencing. We also applied this method on infected mouse blood and contaminated scallop samples, and accurate results were both easily and rapidly (20–60 min) obtained. Therefore, the RT-LAMP assay we developed can be conveniently used to detect the presence of V. alginolyticus in different samples. Furthermore, this method will also fulfill the gap for real-time screening of V. alginolyticus infections especially while on field.
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- Kaifei Fu
- Central Laboratory, Navy General Hospital Beijing, China
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- Medical Administrative Department, Navy General Hospital Beijing, China
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- Central Laboratory, Navy General Hospital Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College, Qingdao University Qingdao, China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Sciences, South China University of Technology Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jinan University Guangzhou, China
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- Central Laboratory, Navy General Hospital Beijing, China
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Igbinosa EO. Detection and Antimicrobial Resistance of Vibrio Isolates in Aquaculture Environments: Implications for Public Health. Microb Drug Resist 2015; 22:238-45. [PMID: 26540391 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2015.0169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of Vibrio isolates recovered from four different fish pond facilities in Benin City, Nigeria, determine their antibiogram profiles, and evaluate the public health implications of these findings. Fish pond water samples were collected from four sampling sites between March and September 2014. A total of 56 samples were collected and screened for the isolation of Vibrio species using standard culture-based methods. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to confirm the identities of the Vibrio species using the genus-specific and species-specific primers. Vibrio species were detected at all the study sites at a concentration on the order of 10(3) and 10(6) CFU/100 ml. A total of 550 presumptive Vibrio isolates were subjected to PCR confirmation. Of these isolates, 334 isolates tested positive, giving an overall Vibrio prevalence rate of 60.7%. The speciation of the 334 Vibrio isolates from fish ponds yielded 32.63% Vibrio fluvialis, 20.65% Vibrio parahaemolyticus, 18.26% Vibrio vulnificus, and 28.44% other Vibrio species. In all, 167 confirmed Vibrio isolates were selected from a pool of 334 confirmed Vibrio isolates for antibiogram profiling. The susceptibility profiles of 20 antimicrobial agents on the isolates revealed a high level of resistance for AMP(R), ERY(R), NAL(R), SUL(R), TMP(R), SXT(R), TET(R), OTC(R), and CHL(R). The percentage of multiple drug resistance Vibrio isolates was 67.6%. The multiple antibiotic resistance index mean value of 0.365 for the Vibrio isolates found in this study indicated that the Vibrio isolates were exposed to high-risk sources of contamination when antibiotics were frequently used. The resistant Vibrio strains could be transmitted through the food chain to humans and therefore constitutes a risk to public health.
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- Etinosa O Igbinosa
- Applied Microbial Processes & Environmental Health Research Group, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin , Benin City, Nigeria
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Mookerjee S, Batabyal P, Sarkar MH, Palit A. Seasonal Prevalence of Enteropathogenic Vibrio and Their Phages in the Riverine Estuarine Ecosystem of South Bengal. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0137338. [PMID: 26340543 PMCID: PMC4560433 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Accepted: 08/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Diarrheal disease remains an unsolved problem in developing countries. The emergence of new etiological agents (non-cholera vibrios) is a major cause of concern for health planners. We attempted to unveil the seasonal dynamics of entero-pathogenic Vibrios in Gangetic riverine-estuarine ecosystem. 120 surface water samples were collected for a period of one year from 3 sampling sites on the Hooghly river. Five enteropathogenic Vibrio species, V. cholerae (35%), V. parahaemolyticus (22.5%), V. mimicus (19.1%), V. alginolyticus (15.8%) and V. vulnificus (11.6%), were present in the water samples. The vibriophages, V. vulnificus ɸ (17.5%), V. alginolyticus ɸ (17.5%), V. parahaemolyticus ɸ (10%), V. cholerae non-O1/O139 ɸ (26.6%) and V. mimicus ɸ (9.1%), were also detected in these samples. The highest number of Vibrios were noted in the monsoon (20-34°C), and to a lesser extent, in the summer (24-36°C) seasons. Samples positive for phages for any of the identified Vibrio species were mostly devoid of that particular bacterial organism and vice versa. The detection of toxin genes and resistance to β-lactam antibiotics in some environmental enteropathogenic Vibrio species in the aquatic niches is a significant outcome. This finding is instrumental in the south Bengal diarrhoeal incidence.
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- Subham Mookerjee
- Division of Bacteriology, National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases, Indian Council of Medical Research, P- 33, Scheme-XM, CIT Road, Beliaghata, Kolkata, India
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- Division of Bacteriology, National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases, Indian Council of Medical Research, P- 33, Scheme-XM, CIT Road, Beliaghata, Kolkata, India
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- Division of Bacteriology, National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases, Indian Council of Medical Research, P- 33, Scheme-XM, CIT Road, Beliaghata, Kolkata, India
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- Division of Bacteriology, National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases, Indian Council of Medical Research, P- 33, Scheme-XM, CIT Road, Beliaghata, Kolkata, India
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Okoh AI, Sibanda T, Nongogo V, Adefisoye M, Olayemi OO, Nontongana N. Prevalence and characterisation of non-cholerae Vibrio spp. in final effluents of wastewater treatment facilities in two districts of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa: implications for public health. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:2008-2017. [PMID: 25167817 PMCID: PMC4308643 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3461-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Accepted: 08/14/2014] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Vibrios and other enteric pathogens can be found in wastewater effluents of a healthy population. We assessed the prevalence of three non-cholerae vibrios in wastewater effluents of 14 wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) in Chris Hani and Amathole district municipalities in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa for a period of 12 months. With the exception of WWTP10 where presumptive vibrios were not detected in summer and spring, presumptive vibrios were detected in all seasons in other WWTP effluents. When a sample of 1,000 presumptive Vibrio isolates taken from across all sampling sites were subjected to molecular confirmation for Vibrio, 668 were confirmed to belong to the genus Vibrio, giving a prevalence rate of 66.8 %. Further, molecular characterisation of 300 confirmed Vibrio isolates revealed that 11.6 % (35) were Vibrio parahaemolyticus, 28.6 % (86) were Vibrio fluvialis and 28 % (84) were Vibrio vulnificus while 31.8 % (95) belonged to other Vibrio spp. not assayed for in this study. Antibiogram profiling of the three Vibrio species showed that V. parahaemolyticus was ≥50 % susceptible to 8 of the test antibiotics and ≥50 % resistant to only 5 of the 13 test antibiotics, while V. vulnificus showed a susceptibility profile of ≥50 % to 7 of the test antibiotics and a resistance profile of ≥50 % to 6 of the 13 test antibiotics. V. fluvialis showed ≥50 % resistance to 8 of the 13 antibiotics used while showing ≥50 % susceptibility to only 4 antibiotics used. All three Vibrio species were susceptible to gentamycin, cefuroxime, meropenem and imipenem. Multiple antibiotic resistance patterns were also evident especially against such antibiotics as tetracyclin, polymixin B, penicillin G, sulfamethazole and erythromycin against which all Vibrio species were resistant. These results indicate a significant threat to public health, more so in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa which is characterised by widespread poverty, with more than a third of the population directly relying on surface water sources for drinking and daily use.
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- Anthony I. Okoh
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, P Bag X1314, Alice, Eastern Cape 5700 South Africa
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- Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, P Bag X1314, Alice, Eastern Cape 5700 South Africa
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- Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, P Bag X1314, Alice, Eastern Cape 5700 South Africa
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- Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, P Bag X1314, Alice, Eastern Cape 5700 South Africa
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- Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, P Bag X1314, Alice, Eastern Cape 5700 South Africa
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- Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, P Bag X1314, Alice, Eastern Cape 5700 South Africa
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Schirmeister F, Wieczorek A, Dieckmann R, Taureck K, Strauch E. Evaluation of molecular methods to discriminate the closely related species Vibrio fluvialis and Vibrio furnissii. Int J Med Microbiol 2014; 304:851-7. [PMID: 25242722 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2014.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Vibrio furnissii and Vibrio fluvialis are two closely related species which are regarded as emerging human pathogens. Human infections have been mainly associated with consumption of seafood or drinking of contaminated water. V. furnissii strains can be distinguished from V. fluvialis by their ability to produce gas from fermentation of carbohydrates. In this study, we compare two phenotypic (biochemical testing and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time of flight mass spectrometry, MALDI-TOF MS) and three genotypic techniques (rpoB sequencing, conventional PCR and real-time PCR) for determination of the two species. The methods were evaluated on a collection of 42 V. furnissii and 32 V. fluvialis strains, which were isolated from marine environments and from animals intended for food production. Four of the applied methods allowed the unambiguous discrimination of the two species, while the biochemical testing was the least reliable technique, due to a high variation in the phenotype of gas production from carbohydrates. In view of the One Health concept reliable diagnostic techniques are a prerequisite for preventive public health measurements, as pathogens isolated from animals can cross species borders and methods for detection of sources, reservoirs and ways of transmission of pathogenic bacteria are indispensable for the prevention of infectious diseases in humans and animals.
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- Falko Schirmeister
- Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, National Reference Laboratory for Monitoring Bacteriological Contamination of Bivalve Molluscs, Berlin, Germany
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- Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, National Reference Laboratory for Monitoring Bacteriological Contamination of Bivalve Molluscs, Berlin, Germany
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- Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, National Reference Laboratory for Monitoring Bacteriological Contamination of Bivalve Molluscs, Berlin, Germany
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- Landesuntersuchungsanstalt für das Gesundheits - und Veterinärwesen Sachsen, Standort Dresden, Germany
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- Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, National Reference Laboratory for Monitoring Bacteriological Contamination of Bivalve Molluscs, Berlin, Germany.
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Nongogo V, Okoh AI. Occurrence of Vibrio pathotypes in the final effluents of five wastewater treatment plants in Amathole and Chris Hani District Municipalities in South Africa. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2014; 11:7755-66. [PMID: 25093653 PMCID: PMC4143831 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110807755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2014] [Revised: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 07/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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We assessed the occurrence of Vibrio pathogens in the final effluents of five wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) located in Amathole and Chris Hani District Municipalities in South Africa over a 12 months period between September 2012 and August 2013 using standard membrane filtration technique followed by cultivation on thiosulphate citrate-bile salts-sucrose (TCBS) agar. The identities of the presumptive Vibrio isolates were confirmed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) including delineation into V. parahaemolyticus, V. vulnificus and V. fluvialis pathotypes. The counts of Vibrio spp. varied with months in all the study sites and ranged in the order of 101 and 104 CFU/100mL. Vibrio distribution also showed seasonality with high counts being obtained in autumn and spring (p < 0.05). Prevalence of Vibrio spp. among the five WWTPs also differed significantly (p < 0.05). Of the 300 isolates that were confirmed as belonging to the Vibrio genus, 29% (86) were V. fluvialis, 28% (84) were V. vulnificus and 12% (35) were V. parahaemolyticus. The isolation of Vibrio pathogens from the final effluent suggests that this pathogen is in circulation in some pockets of the population and that the WWTPs under study do not efficiently remove bacterial pathogens from the wastewater and consequently are threats to public health.
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- Vuyokazi Nongogo
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa.
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- Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa.
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Factors associated with diarrhoea in young children and incidence of symptomatic rotavirus infection in rural West Bengal, India. Epidemiol Infect 2014; 142:1848-58. [PMID: 24720882 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268814000831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Socio-behavioural factors and pathogens associated with childhood diarrhoea are of global public health concern. Our survey in 696 children aged ⩽2 years in rural West Bengal detected rotavirus as sole pathogen in 8% (17/199) of diarrhoeic stool specimens. Other organisms were detected along with rotavirus in 11% of faecal specimens. A third of the children with rotavirus diarrhoea, according to Vesikari score, had severe illness. The top four rotavirus genotypes were G9P[4] (28%), G1P[8] (19%), G2P[4] (14%) and G8P[4] (8%). In the multivariate model, the practice of 'drawing drinking water by dipping a pot in the storage vessel' [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 2·21, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1·03-4·74, P = 0·041], and 'children aged ⩽6 months with non-exclusive breastfeeding' (aOR 2·07, 95% CI 1·1-3·82, P = 0·024) had twice the odds of having diarrhoea. Incidence of rotavirus diarrhoea was 24/100 child-years in children aged >6-18 months, 19/100 child-years in children aged >18-24 months and 5/100 child-years in those aged ⩽6 months. Results have translational implications for future interventions including vaccine development.
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Ramamurthy T, Chowdhury G, Pazhani GP, Shinoda S. Vibrio fluvialis: an emerging human pathogen. Front Microbiol 2014; 5:91. [PMID: 24653717 PMCID: PMC3948065 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2013] [Accepted: 02/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Vibrio fluvialis is a pathogen commonly found in coastal environs. Considering recent increase in numbers of diarrheal outbreaks and sporadic extraintestinal cases, V. fluvialis has been considered as an emerging pathogen. Though this pathogen can be easily isolated by existing culture methods, its identification is still a challenging problem due to close phenotypic resemblance either with Vibrio cholerae or Aeromonas spp. However, using molecular tools, it is easy to identify V. fluvialis from clinical and different environmental samples. Many putative virulence factors have been reported, but its mechanisms of pathogenesis and survival fitness in the environment are yet to be explored. This chapter covers some of the major discoveries that have been made to understand the importance of V. fluvialis.
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- National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases Kolkata, India
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- National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Collaborative Research Center of Okayama University for Infectious Diseases in India Kolkata, India
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Chowdhury G, Sarkar A, Pazhani GP, Mukhopadhyay AK, Bhattacharya MK, Ramamurthy T. An outbreak of foodborne gastroenteritis caused by dual pathogens, Salmonella enterica serovar Weltevreden and Vibrio fluvialis in Kolkata, India. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2013; 10:904-6. [PMID: 23789767 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2013.1491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Salmonella enterica serovar Weltevreden and Vibrio fluvialis were identified as etiological agents of a foodborne gastroenteritis outbreak after an Iftar feast in North Dumdum. Of the 278 cases admitted to the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Kolkata, 44 stool samples were tested for the enteric pathogens. Six were positive for Salmonella Weltevreden, 5 for Vibrio fluvialis, and 8 contained both of the pathogens. Consumption of mutton-ghogni might have been the likely vehicle of this outbreak. In the pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, Salmonella Weltevreden was identified as a single clone but the V. fluvialis strains were heterogeneous.
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- Goutam Chowdhury
- National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases , Kolkata, India
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Vinothkumar K, Bhardwaj AK, Ramamurthy T, Niyogi SK. Triplex PCR assay for the rapid identification of 3 major Vibrio species, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, and Vibrio fluvialis. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2013; 76:526-8. [PMID: 23706502 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2012] [Revised: 03/07/2013] [Accepted: 04/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A triplex PCR assay was developed for the identification of 3 major Vibrio spp., Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, and Vibrio fluvialis by targeting their haemolysin, haem-utilizing, and central regulatory genes, respectively. This simple, rapid, sensitive, and specific assay using cell lysates from 227 samples established its usefulness in research and epidemiology.
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- Kittappa Vinothkumar
- Department of Human Health and Diseases, School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Advanced Research, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382 007, India
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Chowdhury G, Pazhani GP, Dutta D, Guin S, Dutta S, Ghosh S, Izumiya H, Asakura M, Yamasaki S, Takeda Y, Arakawa E, Watanabe H, Mukhopadhyay AK, Bhattacharya MK, Rajendran K, Nair GB, Ramamurthy T. Vibrio fluvialis in patients with diarrhea, Kolkata, India. Emerg Infect Dis 2013; 18:1868-71. [PMID: 23092520 PMCID: PMC3559161 DOI: 10.3201/eid1811.120520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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We identified 131 strains of Vibrio fluvialis among 400 nonagglutinating Vibrio spp. isolated from patients with diarrhea in Kolkata, India. For 43 patients, V. fluvialis was the sole pathogen identified. Most strains harbored genes encoding hemolysin and metalloprotease; this finding may contribute to understanding of the pathogenicity of V. fluvialis.
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- Goutam Chowdhury
- National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, P-33, CIT Road, Scheme XM, Beliaghata, Kolkata 700010, India
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Liang P, Cui X, Du X, Kan B, Liang W. The virulence phenotypes and molecular epidemiological characteristics of Vibrio fluvialis in China. Gut Pathog 2013; 5:6. [PMID: 23522652 PMCID: PMC3636005 DOI: 10.1186/1757-4749-5-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2013] [Accepted: 02/27/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background Vibrio fluvialis is considered to be an emerging foodborne pathogen and has been becoming a high human public health hazard all over the world, especially in coastal areas of developing countries and regions with poor sanitation. The distribution of virulence factors, microbiological and molecular epidemiological features of V. fluvialis isolates in China remains to be examined. Methods and results PCR targeted at the virulence determinants and phenotype tests including metabolism, virulence and antibiotic susceptibility were performed. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) analysis was used to access the relatedness of isolates. A strain with deletion of the arginine dihydrolase system was first reported and proved in molecular level by PCR. Virulence genes vfh, hupO and vfpA were detected in all strains, the ability to produce hemolysin, cytotxin, protease and biofilm formation varied with strains. High resistance rate to β-lactams, azithromycin and sulfamethoxazole were observed. Twenty-seven percent of test strains showed resistant to two and three antibiotics. PFGE analysis demonstrated great genetic heterogeneity of test V. fluvialis strains. Conclusion This study evaluated firstly the biological characteristics and molecular epidemiological features of V. fluvialis in China. Some uncommon biochemical characteristics were found. Virulence genes were widely distributed in the isolates from patient and seafood sources, and the occurrence of virulence phenotypes varied with strains. Continued and enhanced laboratory based-surveillance is needed in the future together with systematically collection of the epidemiological information of the cases or the outbreaks.
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- Pu Liang
- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, and National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, People's Republic of China.
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Lindsay B, Ramamurthy T, Sen Gupta S, Takeda Y, Rajendran K, Nair GB, Stine OC. Diarrheagenic pathogens in polymicrobial infections. Emerg Infect Dis 2011. [PMID: 21470448 PMCID: PMC3377398 DOI: 10.3201/eid1704100939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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During systematic active surveillance of the causes of diarrhea in patients admitted to the Infectious Diseases and Beliaghata General Hospital in Kolkata, India, we looked for 26 known gastrointestinal pathogens in fecal samples from 2,748 patients. Samples from about one-third (29%) of the patients contained multiple pathogens. Polymicrobial infections frequently contained Vibrio cholerae O1 and rotavirus. When these agents were present, some co-infecting agents were found significantly less often (p = 10 (-5) to 10 (-33), some were detected significantly more often (p = 10 (-5) to 10 (-26), and others were detected equally as often as when V. cholerae O1 or rotavirus was absent. When data were stratified by patient age and season, many nonrandom associations remained statistically significant. The causes and effects of these nonrandom associations remain unknown.
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Lindsay B, Ramamurthy T, Sen Gupta S, Takeda Y, Rajendran K, Nair GB, Stine OC. Diarrheagenic pathogens in polymicrobial infections. Emerg Infect Dis 2011; 17:606-11. [PMID: 21470448 DOI: 10.3201/eid1704.100939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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During systematic active surveillance of the causes of diarrhea in patients admitted to the Infectious Diseases and Beliaghata General Hospital in Kolkata, India, we looked for 26 known gastrointestinal pathogens in fecal samples from 2,748 patients. Samples from about one-third (29%) of the patients contained multiple pathogens. Polymicrobial infections frequently contained Vibrio cholerae O1 and rotavirus. When these agents were present, some co-infecting agents were found significantly less often (p = 10 (-5) to 10 (-33), some were detected significantly more often (p = 10 (-5) to 10 (-26), and others were detected equally as often as when V. cholerae O1 or rotavirus was absent. When data were stratified by patient age and season, many nonrandom associations remained statistically significant. The causes and effects of these nonrandom associations remain unknown.
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Chowdhury G, Pazhani GP, Nair GB, Ghosh A, Ramamurthy T. Transferable plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance in association with extended-spectrum β-lactamases and fluoroquinolone-acetylating aminoglycoside-6'-N-acetyltransferase in clinical isolates of Vibrio fluvialis. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2011; 38:169-73. [PMID: 21683552 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2010] [Revised: 04/08/2011] [Accepted: 04/08/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Vibrio fluvialis, which causes cholera-like diarrhoea in humans, is one of the aetiological agents of acute diarrhoea in Kolkata, India, and is resistant to many antimicrobial agents. Two V. fluvialis isolates resistant to fluoroquinolones and β-lactam antimicrobials were found to have mutations in the quinolone resistance-determining regions (QRDRs) of GyrA at position 83 and of ParC at position 85 as well as carrying a 150 kb plasmid harbouring the quinolone resistance gene qnrA1, the ciprofloxacin-modifying enzyme-encoding gene aac(6')-Ib-cr and genes encoding for extended-spectrum β-lactamases such as bla(SHV) and bla(CTX-M-3). When this large plasmid was transferred to Escherichia coli by conjugation, the transconjugants showed a 10-75-fold increase in the minimum inhibitory concentrations of ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin. The qnrA1 gene was identified in a complex sul1-type integron in a plasmid of the transconjugants. Southern hybridisation and sequence analysis of qnrA1 and its flanking regions confirmed the presence of aac(6')-Ib-cr and bla(CTX-M-3) but these were not associated with the sul1-type integron. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) revealed that the two V. fluvialis isolates belonged to different clones. Although the presence of many qnr alleles has been reported amongst enteric bacteria in Asian countries, this is the first report on the emergence of qnrA1 in India. qnrA1 along with aac(6')-Ib-cr and bla(CTX-M-3) genes on a mobile plasmid may spread to other bacterial species that are under the selective pressure of fluoroquinolones and β-lactam antimicrobials in this region.
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- Goutam Chowdhury
- National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, P-33, CIT Road, Scheme XM, Beliaghata, Kolkata 700 010, West Bengal, India
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Igbinosa EO, Obi CL, Okoh AI. Seasonal abundance and distribution of Vibrio species in the treated effluent of wastewater treatment facilities in suburban and urban communities of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. J Microbiol 2011; 49:224-32. [DOI: 10.1007/s12275-011-0227-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2010] [Accepted: 12/25/2010] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Teh CSJ, Chua KH, Thong KL. Genetic variation analysis of Vibrio cholerae using multilocus sequencing typing and multi-virulence locus sequencing typing. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2011; 11:1121-8. [PMID: 21511055 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2010] [Revised: 03/25/2011] [Accepted: 04/05/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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This paper describes the development and application of multilocus sequencing typing (MLST) and multi-virulence locus sequencing typing (MVLST) methods in determining the genetic variation and relatedness of 43 Vibrio cholerae strains of different serogroups isolated from various sources in Malaysia. The MLST assay used six housekeeping genes (dnaE, lap, recA, gyrB, cat and gmd), while the MVLST assay incorporated three virulence genes (ctxAB, tcpA and tcpI) and three virulence-associated genes (hlyA, toxR and rtxA). Our data showed that the dnaE and rtxA genes were the most conserved genes in V. cholerae O1 strains. Among the 12 studied genes, transitional substitutions that led to silent mutations were observed in all, except for gmd and hlyA, while non-synonymous substitutions occurred more frequently in virulence and virulence-associated genes. Five V. cholerae O1 strains were found to be the El Tor variant O1 strains because they harboured the classical ctxB gene. In addition, the classical ctxB gene was also observed in O139 V. cholerae. A total of 29 MLST types were observed, and this assay could differentiate V. cholerae within the non-O1/non-O139 serogroups. A total of 27 MVLST types were obtained. MVLST appeared to be more discriminatory than MLST because it could differentiate V. cholerae strains from two different outbreaks and could separate the toxigenic from the non-toxigenic subtypes. Although the O1 V. cholerae strains were closely related, the combined MLST and MVLST analyses differentiated the strains isolated from different localities. In conclusion, sequence-based analysis in this study provided a better understanding of mutation points and the type of mutations in V. cholerae. The MVLST assay is useful to characterise O1 V. cholerae strains, while combined analysis may improve the discriminatory power and is suitable for the local epidemiological study of V. cholerae.
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- Cindy Shuan Ju Teh
- Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Nair GB, Ramamurthy T, Bhattacharya MK, Krishnan T, Ganguly S, Saha DR, Rajendran K, Manna B, Ghosh M, Okamoto K, Takeda Y. Emerging trends in the etiology of enteric pathogens as evidenced from an active surveillance of hospitalized diarrhoeal patients in Kolkata, India. Gut Pathog 2010; 2:4. [PMID: 20525383 PMCID: PMC2901208 DOI: 10.1186/1757-4749-2-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2010] [Accepted: 06/05/2010] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background This study was conducted to determine the etiology of diarrhoea in a hospital setting in Kolkata. Active surveillance was conducted for 2 years on two random days per week by enrolling every fifth diarrhoeal patient admitted to the Infectious Diseases and Beliaghata General Hospital in Kolkata. Results Most of the patients (76.1%) had acute watery diarrhoea in association with vomiting (77.7%) and some dehydration (92%). Vibrio cholerae O1, Rotavirus and Giardia lamblia were the important causes of diarrhoea. Among Shigella spp, S. flexneri 2a and 3a serotypes were most predominantly isolated. Enteric viruses, EPEC and EAEC were common in children <5 year age group. Atypical EPEC was comparatively higher than the typical EPEC. Multidrug resistance was common among V. cholerae O1 and Shigella spp including tetracycline and ciprofloxacin. Polymicrobial infections were common in all age groups and 27.9% of the diarrhoea patients had no potential pathogen. Conclusions Increase in V. cholerae O1 infection among <2 years age group, resistance of V. cholerae O1 to tetracycline, rise of untypable S. flexnerii, higher proportion of atypical EPEC and G. lamblia and polymicrobial etiology are some of the emerging trends observed in this diarrhoeal disease surveillance.
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- Gopinath Balakrish Nair
- National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED), P-33, CIT Road, Beliaghata, Kolkata 700010, West Bengal, India.
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Igbinosa EO, Obi LC, Okoh AI. Occurrence of potentially pathogenic vibrios in final effluents of a wastewater treatment facility in a rural community of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Res Microbiol 2009; 160:531-7. [PMID: 19732825 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2009.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2009] [Revised: 08/10/2009] [Accepted: 08/10/2009] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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We assessed the occurrence of Vibrio pathogens in the final effluents of a rural wastewater treatment facility in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa as free or plankton-associated (180 microm, 60 microm and 20 microm plankton sizes) entities using standard culture-based and molecular techniques. The free-living Vibrio densities varied from 0 to 3.45 x 10(1) cfu ml(-1), while the plankton-associated Vibrio densities vary with plankton sizes as follows: 180 microm (0-4.50 x 10(3) cfu ml(-1)); 60 microm (0-4.86 x 10(3) cfu ml(-1)); 20 microm (0-1.9 x 10(5) cfu ml(-1)). The seasonal variations in the Vibrio densities in the 180 and 60 microm plankton size samples were significant (p < 0.05), while the 20 microm plankton size and free-living Vibrio densities were not. Molecular confirmation of the presumptive vibrios isolates revealed fluvialis (36.5%), as the predominant species, followed by Vibrio vulnificus (34.6%), and Vibrio parahaemolyticus (23.1%); only API 20NE was employed to detect Vibrio metschnikovii (5.8%), suggesting a high incidence of pathogenic Vibrio species in the final effluent of the rural wastewater facility. Analysis suggested that the concentration of Vibrio species correlated negatively with salinity and temperature (p < 0.001 and p < 0.002 respectively) as well as with pH and turbidity (p < 0.001) in the final effluent. We conclude that rural wastewater treatment facilities in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa are potential sources of Vibrio pathogens in the aquatic environment of the communities.
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- Etinosa O Igbinosa
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa
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