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Corral-Jara KF, Skírnisdóttir S, Knobloch S, Briem H, Cobo-Díaz JF, Carlino N, Bergsten P, Armanini F, Asnicar F, Pinto F, Alvarez-Ordóñez A, Segata N, Marteinsson VÞ. Inter-facility characterization of bacteria in seafood processing plants: Exploring potential reservoirs of spoilage organisms and the resistome. Heliyon 2024; 10:e33866. [PMID: 39071556 PMCID: PMC11283002 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33866] [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: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2024] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024] Open
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A study was conducted in fish processing facilities to investigate the microbial composition, microbial metabolic potential, and distribution of antibiotic resistance genes. Whole metagenomic sequencing was used to analyze microbial communities from different processing rooms, operators and fish products. Taxonomic analyses identified the genera Pseudomonas and Psychrobacter as the most prevalent bacteria. A Principal Component Analysis revealed a distinct separation between fish product and environmental samples, as well as differences between fish product samples from companies processing either Gadidae or Salmonidae fish. Some particular bacterial genera and species were associated with specific processing rooms and operators. Metabolic analysis of metagenome assembled genomes demonstrated variations in microbiota metabolic profiles of microbiota across rooms and fish products. The study also examined the presence of antibiotic-resistance genes in fish processing environments, contributing to the understanding of microbial dynamics, metabolic potential, and implications for fish spoilage.
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- Microbiology Research Group, Matís Ltd., C.P.113, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Department of Food Technology, Fulda University of Applied Sciences, C.P. 36037, Fulda, Germany
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- Microbiology Research Group, Matís Ltd., C.P.113, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Universidad de León, C.P. 24071 Spain
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- Segata Lab, Department CIBIO, University of Trento (UNITN), C.P. 38122, Trento, Italy
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- Microbiology Research Group, Matís Ltd., C.P.113, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Segata Lab, Department CIBIO, University of Trento (UNITN), C.P. 38122, Trento, Italy
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- Segata Lab, Department CIBIO, University of Trento (UNITN), C.P. 38122, Trento, Italy
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- Segata Lab, Department CIBIO, University of Trento (UNITN), C.P. 38122, Trento, Italy
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- Segata Lab, Department CIBIO, University of Trento (UNITN), C.P. 38122, Trento, Italy
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- Microbiology Research Group, Matís Ltd., C.P.113, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Iceland, C.P. 102, Reykjavík, Iceland
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Amin MB, Talukdar PK, Sraboni AS, Islam MR, Mahmud ZH, Berendes D, Narrod C, Parveen S, Islam MA. Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of major foodborne pathogens isolated from pangas and tilapia fish sold in retail markets of Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Int J Food Microbiol 2024; 418:110717. [PMID: 38701665 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2024.110717] [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: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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Fish sold at retail markets are often contaminated with harmful bacterial pathogens, posing significant health risks. Despite the growing aquaculture industry in Bangladesh to meet high demand, little attention has been paid to ensuring the safety of fish. The objective of this study was to evaluate the microbiological quality of tilapia and pangas fish sold in retail markets across Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Specifically, the study aimed to compare the quality of fish from traditional wet markets and modern supermarkets, as well as fish samples collected during morning and evening hours. A total of 500 raw cut-fish samples (250 tilapia and 250 pangas) were collected at the point of sale from 32 wet markets and 25 supermarkets. All samples were tested for Escherichia coli, extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing E. coli (ESBL-Ec), along with the foodborne pathogens Salmonella, Shigella, Vibrio, and Cryptosporidium spp. Bacterial isolates were characterized using antibiotic susceptibility tests (AST) and the presence of common virulence and antibiotic-resistant genes. Fish samples from retail markets had higher prevalence of tested bacteria including E. coli (92 %), V. cholerae (62 %), ESBL-Ec (48 %), and Salmonella spp. (24 %). There was a significant difference in the prevalence of E. coli (97 % vs. 71 %), ESBL-Ec (58 % vs. 8 %) and Salmonella spp. (28 % vs. 8 %) on the wet market samples compared to supermarket samples (p < 0.005). The mean concentration of E. coli on fish from the wet market was 3.0 ± 0.9 log10 CFU/g, while that from supermarkets was 1.6 ± 0.9 log10 CFU/g. The mean concentration of ESBL-Ec in fish from wet markets and supermarkets were 2.3 ± 0.8 log10 CFU/g and 1.6 ± 0.5 log10 CFU/g, respectively. AST revealed that 46 % of E. coli isolates were multi-drug resistant (MDR), while 4 %, 2 % and 5 % of E. coli, Salmonella spp. and Vibrio spp. isolates, respectively, were resistant to carbapenems. At least 3 % of total E. coli isolates were found to be diarrheagenic, while 40 % of Salmonella isolates harbored pathogenic genes (stn, bcfC, ssaQ, avrA and sodC1), and none of the V. cholerae isolates harbored ctxA and tcpA. Our research shows that raw-cut fish samples from retail markets are contaminated with pathogenic and antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which could be a significant food safety concern. Public health interventions should be implemented to improve food safety and hygiene practices in the retail fish markets.
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- Mohammed Badrul Amin
- Laboratory of Food Safety and One Health, Nutrition Research Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Laboratory of Food Safety and One Health, Nutrition Research Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Laboratory of Food Safety and One Health, Nutrition Research Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Laboratory of Environmental Health, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Team, Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Food Safety and One Health, Nutrition Research Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh; Paul G. Allen School for Global Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
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Bedane TD, Megersa B, Abunna F, Waktole H, Woldemariyam FT, Tekle M, Shimelis E, Gutema FD. Occurrence, molecular characterization, and antimicrobial susceptibility of sorbitol non-fermenting Escherichia coli in lake water, fish and humans in central Oromia, Ethiopia. Sci Rep 2024; 14:12461. [PMID: 38816376 PMCID: PMC11139919 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-61810-z] [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: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
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Contaminated lake water and fish can be sources of bacterial pathogens of public health concern, including pathogenic E. coli. Within Ethiopia, specifically, Central Oromia, raw fish consumption is a common practice. Although there are few reports on occurrence of E. coli O157 in fish destined for human consumption and children under five years, information on the transmission pathways of E. coli O157 and other sorbitol non-fermenting (SN-F) E. coli from water-to-fish-to-human, and their virulence factors and antimicrobial resistant determinants along the fish supply chain is lacking. The study aimed to investigate the occurrence, molecular characteristics, and antimicrobial susceptibility of E. coli O157 and other SN-F E. coli strains in fish, lake water and humans in central Oromia, Ethiopia. A total of 750 samples (450 fish samples, 150 water samples, 150 human stool samples) were collected from five lakes and three health facilities. The samples were processed following the standard protocol recommended by European Food Safety Authority and Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method for detection of the bacteria, and antimicrobial susceptibility tests, respectively. Molecular characterization of presumptive isolates was performed using Whole-Genome Sequencing (WGS) for serotyping, determination of virulence factors, antimicrobial resistance traits, and genetic linkage of the isolates. Overall, 3.9% (29/750) of the samples had SN-F E. coli; of which 6.7% (n = 10), 1.8% (n = 8) and 7.3% (n = 11) were retrieved from water, fish, and diarrheic human patients, respectively. The WGS confirmed that all the isolates were SN-F non-O157: H7 E. coli strains. We reported two new E. coli strains with unknown O-antigen from fish and human samples. All the strains have multiple virulence factors and one or more genes encoding for them. Genetic relatedness was observed among strains from the same sources (water, fish, and humans). Most isolates were resistant to ampicillin (100%), tetracycline (100%), cefotaxime (100%), ceftazidime (100%), meropenem (100%), nalidixic acid (93.1%) and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim (79.3%). Majority of the strains were resistant to chloramphenicol (58.6%) and ciprofloxacin (48.3%), while small fraction showed resistance to azithromycin (3.45%). Isolates had an overall MDR profile of 87.5%. Majority, (62.1%; n = 18) of the strains had acquired MDR traits. Genes encoding for mutational resistance and Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) were also detected. In conclusion, our study revealed the occurrence of virulent and MDR SN-F E. coli strains in water, fish, and humans. Although no genetic relatedness was observed among strains from various sources, the genomic clustering among strains from the same sources strongly suggests the potential risk of transmission along the supply chain at the human-fish-environment interface if strict hygienic fish production is not in place. Further robust genetic study of the new strains with unknown O-antigens, and the epidemiology of SN-F E. coli is required to elucidate the molecular profile and public health implications of the pathogens.
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- Tesfaye D Bedane
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Veterinary Public Health, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 34, Bishoftu, Oromia, Ethiopia.
- Department of Veterinary Science, Salale University, P.O. Box 245, Fiche, Oromia, Ethiopia.
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Veterinary Public Health, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 34, Bishoftu, Oromia, Ethiopia
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Veterinary Public Health, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 34, Bishoftu, Oromia, Ethiopia
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Veterinary Public Health, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 34, Bishoftu, Oromia, Ethiopia
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Veterinary Public Health, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 34, Bishoftu, Oromia, Ethiopia
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Veterinary Public Health, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 34, Bishoftu, Oromia, Ethiopia
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Veterinary Public Health, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 34, Bishoftu, Oromia, Ethiopia
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52246, USA
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Xedzro C, Shimamoto T, Shimamoto T. Predominance of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria Isolated from Supermarket Retail Seafood in Japan. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2935. [PMID: 38138079 PMCID: PMC10745518 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11122935] [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: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Reports have documented antimicrobial usage in aquaculture, and the aquatic ecosystem can be considered a genetic storage site for antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This study assessed the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among Gram-negative bacteria recovered from retail seafood in Hiroshima, Japan. A total of 412 bacteria were isolated and screened for the presence of β-lactamases, acquired carbapenemases, and mobile colistin-resistance (mcr) genes. Forty-five (10.9%) isolates were dominated by Morganella (28%), Proteus (22%), Aeromonas (14%), Citrobacter (8%), and Escherichia (8%) and carried AMR genes. The identified AMR genes included those encoded in integrons (19), aac(6՛)-Ib (11), blaTEM-1 (7), blaCTX-M-like (12), blaCTX-M-65 (2), blaSHV-12 (1), blaSHV-27 (1), blaOXA-10 (1), blaOXA-2 (1), and mcr (2). The most common clinical resistances were against ampicillin, colistin, sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim, tetracycline, and ciprofloxacin. Multidrug resistance (MDR) occurred in 27 (60%) AMR isolates, and multiple antibiotic resistance indices ranged from 0.2 to 0.8. A conjugation experiment showed that 10 of the 11 selected MDR strains harbored conjugable plasmids, although PCR-based replicon typing described seven strains as untypable. IncF replicon was identified in MDR extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli of the pathogenic B2 phylogroup. Our findings suggest that retail seafood harbors MDR bacteria of human interest that require strict resistance surveillance in the seafood production continuum.
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- Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Hygiene, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-4-4 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima 739-8528, Japan; (C.X.); (T.S.)
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Samarajeewa U. Emerging challenges in maintaining marine food-fish availability and food safety. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2023; 22:4734-4757. [PMID: 37732477 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.13239] [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: 06/03/2023] [Revised: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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The marine finfish and crustaceans contribute immensely to human nutrition. Harvesting marine food-fish to meet the global demand has become a challenge due to reduction of the fishery areas and food safety hazards associated with increased pre-harvest and post-harvest contaminations. The causes of low fish availability and contaminations were reviewed following the published literature from 2000 to 2023. The marine fish yields are stressed due to spread of contaminants triggered by rising sea temperatures, transport of microorganisms by marine vessels across the oceans, anthropogenic activities leading to increase in the toxic microorganisms, and the entry of toxic chemicals and antibiotic residues into the seawater through rivers or directly. Processing adds pyrogenic chemicals to foods. The hazardous materials may accumulate in the food-fish, beyond tolerance limits permitted for human foods. While the research and control measures focus on minimizing the hazards due to pathogenic microorganisms and chemicals in market fish, there is less discussion on the unhealthy changes occurring in the oceans affecting the quantity and quality of food-fish, and the origins of microbial and chemical contaminations. This review examines the factors affecting availability of wild food-fish and increased contaminations. It aims to bridge the knowledge gaps between the spread of hazardous agents in the marine environment, and their effects on the food-fish. Meeting the future human food security and safety through marine fish and fish products may need marine cage farming, introduction of genetically modified high yielding food-fish, and cultured contaminant free finless fish muscles as options.
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- Upali Samarajeewa
- Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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Mumbo MT, Nyaboga EN, Kinyua JK, Muge EK, Mathenge SGK, Rotich H, Muriira G, Njiraini B, Njiru JM. Antimicrobial resistance profiles of salmonella spp. and escherichia coli isolated from fresh nile tilapia (oreochromis niloticus) fish marketed for human consumption. BMC Microbiol 2023; 23:306. [PMID: 37880584 PMCID: PMC10601154 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-023-03049-8] [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: 01/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Salmonella spp. and pathogenic strains of Escherichia coli are among the major foodborne zoonotic pathogens. These bacterial pathogens cause human illnesses characterized by hemorrhagic colitis, vomiting, nausea, and other agent-related symptoms. The increasing occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in these pathogens is also a serious public health concern globally. Regular surveillance of phenotypes and genotypes of Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli from animal-derived foods is necessary for effective reduction and control of these foodborne pathogens. This study was conducted to assess the occurrence, antimicrobial resistance, virulence genes and genetic diversity of Salmonella spp. and E. coli isolates from fresh Nile tilapia obtained from retail markets in Nairobi, Kenya. METHODS A total of 68 fresh Nile tilapia fish samples were collected from retail markets and used for isolation of Salmonella spp. and E. coli. Antimicrobial susceptibilities of the isolates weretested by Kirby-Bauer agar disc diffusion method. According to the antimicrobial resistance profiles, the multi-drug resistant isolates were identified by 16 S rRNA sequencing and phylogenetic analysis using the Bayesian inference method. The MDR Salmonella spp. and E. coli isolates were subjected to PCR-based screening for the detection virulence and antibiotic resistance genes. RESULTS The prevalence of contamination of the fish samples with Salmonella spp. and E.coli was 26.47% and 35.29% respectively. Overall phenotypic resistance among the Salmonella spp. ranged from 5.5% for ceftazidime, chloramphenicol, meropenem, nitrofurantoin and streptomycin and 22.2% for penicillin-G. For E. coli phenotypic resistance ranged from 4.2% for ceftazidime and chloramphenicol and 25% for rifampicin. Multi-drug resistance was observed in three Salmonella spp. and two E. coli isolates. Results of 16 S rRNA sequences, sequence alignment and phylogenic trees confirmed the identified MDR isolates as S. typhymurium WES-09, S. typhymurium MAK-22, S. typhimurium EMB-32 and E. coli MAK-26 and E. coli LAN-35. The presence of antibiotic-resistance genes belonging to β-lactamases, tetracycline, sulfonamide, trimethoprim and aminoglycosides-resistant genes were detected in all the identified MDR isolates. CONCLUSIONS The findings from this study indicate that Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) sold in retail markets can acts as reservoirs of Salmonella spp. and E. coli pathogens linked to human disease, some of which were multidrug resistance to critically important antimicrobials. Both microorganisms are of zoonotic significance and represent a significant public health risk to the society.
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- Millicent T Mumbo
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
- Department of Biochemistry, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Nairobi, Kenya
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Research and development Department, Kenya Bureau of Standards, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Research and development Department, Kenya Bureau of Standards, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Research and development Department, Kenya Bureau of Standards, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Research and development Department, Kenya Bureau of Standards, Nairobi, Kenya
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Hegde A, Kabra S, Basawa RM, Khile DA, Abbu RUF, Thomas NA, Manickam NB, Raval R. Bacterial diseases in marine fish species: current trends and future prospects in disease management. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 39:317. [PMID: 37743401 PMCID: PMC10518295 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-023-03755-5] [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: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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The fisheries sub-sector of aquaculture-i.e., the pisciculture industry, contributes significantly to a country's economy, employing a sizable proportion of the population. It also makes important contributions to household food security because the current demand for animal protein cannot be fulfilled by harvesting wild fish from riverines, lakes, dams, and oceans. For good pond management techniques and sustaining fish health, the fisherfolk, and the industry require well-established regulatory structures, efficient disease management strategies, and other extended services. In rearing marine fish, infections resulting from disease outbreaks are a weighty concern because they can cause considerable economic loss due to morbidity and mortality. Consequently, to find effective solutions for the prevention and control of the major diseases limiting fish production in aquaculture, multidisciplinary studies on the traits of potential fish pathogens, the biology of the fish as hosts, and an adequate understanding of the global environmental factors are fundamental. This review highlights the various bacterial diseases and their causative pathogens prevalent in the pisciculture industry and the current solutions while emphasising marine fish species. Given that preexisting methods are known to have several disadvantages, other sustainable alternatives like antimicrobial peptides, synthetic peptides, probiotics, and medicinal treatments have emerged to be an enormous potential solution to these challenges.
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- Avani Hegde
- Department of Biotechnology, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
- Manipal Biomachines, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
- Manipal Biomachines, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
- Manipal Biomachines, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
- Manipal Biomachines, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
- Manipal Biomachines, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
- Manipal Biomachines, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
- Manipal Biomachines, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
- Manipal Biomachines, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
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Elbehery AHA, Beason E, Siam R. Metagenomic profiling of antibiotic resistance genes in Red Sea brine pools. Arch Microbiol 2023; 205:195. [PMID: 37061654 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-023-03531-x] [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: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 03/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 04/17/2023]
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Antibiotic resistance (AR) is an alarming global health concern, causing an annual death rate of more than 35,000 deaths in the US. AR is a natural phenomenon, reported in several pristine environments. In this study, we report AR in pristine Red Sea deep brine pools. Antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) were detected for several drug classes with tetracycline and macrolide resistance being the most abundant. As expected, ARGs abundance increased in accordance with the level of human impact with pristine Red Sea samples having the lowest mean ARG level followed by estuary samples, while activated sludge samples showed a significantly higher ARG level. ARG hierarchical clustering grouped drug classes for which resistance was detected in Atlantis II Deep brine pool independent of the rest of the samples. ARG abundance was significantly lower in the Discovery Deep brine pool. A correlation between integrons and ARGs abundance in brine pristine samples could be detected, while insertion sequences and plasmids showed a correlation with ARGs abundance in human-impacted samples not seen in brine pristine samples. This suggests different roles of distinct mobile genetic elements (MGEs) in ARG distribution in pristine versus human-impacted sites. Additionally, we showed the presence of mobile antibiotic resistance genes in the Atlantis II brine pool as evidenced by the co-existence of integrases and plasmid replication proteins on the same contigs harboring predicted multidrug-resistant efflux pumps. This study addresses the role of non-pathogenic environmental bacteria as a silent reservoir for ARGs, and the possible horizontal gene transfer mechanism mediating ARG acquisition.
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- Ali H A Elbehery
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt.
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- University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Basseterre, West Indies, Saint Kitts and Nevis
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- Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt.
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Mirzabekyan S, Harutyunyan N, Manvelyan A, Malkhasyan L, Balayan M, Miralimova S, Chikindas ML, Chistyakov V, Pepoyan A. Fish Probiotics: Cell Surface Properties of Fish Intestinal Lactobacilli and Escherichia coli. Microorganisms 2023; 11:microorganisms11030595. [PMID: 36985169 PMCID: PMC10052099 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11030595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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The properties of intestinal bacteria/probiotics, such as cell surface hydrophobicity (CSH), auto-aggregation, and biofilm formation ability, play an important role in shaping the relationship between the bacteria and the host. The current study aimed to investigate the cell surface properties of fish intestinal bacteria and probiotics. Microbial adhesion to hydrocarbons was tested according to Kos and coauthors. The aggregation abilities of the investigated strains were studied as described by Collado and coauthors. The ability of bacterial isolates to form a biofilm was determined by performing a qualitative analysis using crystal violet staining based on the attachment of bacteria to polystyrene. These studies prove that bacterial cell surface hydrophobicity (CSH) is associated with the growth medium, and the effect of the growth medium on CSH is species-specific and likely also strain-specific. Isolates of intestinal lactobacilli from fish (Salmo ischchan) differed from isolates of non-fish/shrimp origin in the relationship between auto-aggregation and biofilm formation. Average CSH levels for fish lactobacilli and E. coli might were lower compared to those of non-fish origin, which may affect the efficiency of non-fish probiotics use in fisheries due to the peculiarities of the hosts’ aquatic lifestyles.
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- Susanna Mirzabekyan
- Division of Food Safety and Biotechnology, Armenian National Agrarian University, Yerevan 0009, Armenia
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- Division of Food Safety and Biotechnology, Armenian National Agrarian University, Yerevan 0009, Armenia
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- Division of Food Safety and Biotechnology, Armenian National Agrarian University, Yerevan 0009, Armenia
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- Division of Food Safety and Biotechnology, Armenian National Agrarian University, Yerevan 0009, Armenia
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- Division of Food Safety and Biotechnology, Armenian National Agrarian University, Yerevan 0009, Armenia
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- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent 100125, Uzbekistan
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- Health Promoting Natural Laboratory, Rutgers State University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
- Center for Agrobiotechnology, Don State Technical University, 344002 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
- Department of General Hygiene, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Bolshaya Pirogovskaya Str., 19/1, 119146 Moscow, Russia
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- Center for Agrobiotechnology, Don State Technical University, 344002 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
- D.I. Ivanovsky Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, Prosp. Stachky 194/1, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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- Division of Food Safety and Biotechnology, Armenian National Agrarian University, Yerevan 0009, Armenia
- The International Scientific-Educational Center of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan 0019, Armenia
- Correspondence: or or ; Tel.: +374-91-432490
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Microbial Spectrum and Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern of Bacteria Isolated from the Spiny Lobster, Panulirus regius (De Brito Capello, 1864). TRANSYLVANIAN REVIEW OF SYSTEMATICAL AND ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.2478/trser-2022-0016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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Microbial spectrum and antibiogram of bacteria isolated from Panulirus regius of the coast of Lagos were analysed using standard techniques. The lobster head had higher total bacteria and total coliform counts with respective significant (P < 0.05) values of 4.17 x 106 ± 1.46 CFU g−1 and 3.06 x 103 ± 1.56 CFU g−1. A higher total fungi count (2.99 x 102 ± 1.63) was recorded in the lobster tail. In the bacterial group, Bacilus megaterium had the highest frequency of occurrence (22.6%) while in the fungal group, Aspergillus niger had the highest frequency of occurrence (20.0%). All isolates were sensitive to ciprofloxacin and showed resistance to rocephin and zinnacef except Micrococcus sp. and Salmonella sp. The presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria from the lobsters is a serious concern.
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Pelyuntha W, Yafa A, Charoenwong B, Vongkamjan K. Effectiveness of the Organic Acid-Based Antimicrobial Agent to Prevent Bacterial Contamination in Fish Meal. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12233367. [PMID: 36496886 PMCID: PMC9741115 DOI: 10.3390/ani12233367] [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: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Animal feed production is an important step of the food animal production chain in a farm-to-table model. The contamination of raw ingredients with foodborne pathogens in feed production remains as an important safety issue where pathogens may spread into food animals to cause illnesses in humans when affected food animals are consumed. In the present study, we aimed to examine the quality and microbial contamination of fish meal and to investigate the effectiveness of the organic acid-based antimicrobial agent SALTEC 514TM against Salmonella to prevent bacterial contamination in fish meal. Fish meal samples (n = 4) collected from feed mills at different locations were analyzed for protein and total volatile basic nitrogen (TVBN) content to assess their nutritional value and freshness, and its microbiological quality. The protein and TVBN content ranged from 53.2 ± 3.1 to 67.5 ± 2.3 g/100 g and 73.8 ± 4.5 to 100.4 ± 11.2 mg/100 g meal, respectively. Total plate count of the fish meal samples ranged from 2.0 ± 0.3 to 4.5 ± 0.5 log units, whereas suspected foodborne bacteria, Escherichia coli and Salmonella, were not detected in all samples. Fish meal samples were artificially contaminated (day 0) and re-challenged (day 30 and 90) with Salmonella Enteritidis (3 log CFU/g) to test for the effectiveness of SALTEC 514TM, an organic acid-based antimicrobial formulation, in preventing Salmonella contamination and recontamination during storage. SALTEC 514TM, when applied at three different doses, was found to reduce the number of Salmonella in monitored samples after one day of storage. A low dose of 0.5 kg/ton SALTEC 514TM prevented Salmonella recontamination from occurring in fish meal samples stored for 37 days. In medium (1.0 kg/ton) and high doses (3.0 kg/ton), applications of SALTEC 514TM prevented the Salmonella recontamination for a maximum storage duration of 97 days. The application of SALTEC 514TM in fish meal and/or other feed ingredients may prove to be a safe alternative to reduce the microbial load, especially of foodborne-related microorganisms, to contribute to feed and food safety.
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- Wattana Pelyuntha
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Kasetsart Univeristy, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Kasetsart Univeristy, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Kasetsart Univeristy, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
- Correspondence:
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Lopatek M, Wieczorek K, Osek J. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Bacterial Foodborne Pathogens Isolated from Raw Bivalve Molluscs Subjected to Consumption in Poland during a Ten-Year Period. Foods 2022; 11:foods11213521. [PMID: 36360134 PMCID: PMC9657009 DOI: 10.3390/foods11213521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the microbiological contamination of raw bivalve molluscan shellfish (BMS) available on the Polish market and determinate the antimicrobial resistance of the obtained isolates. A total of 1000 mollusc samples were tested for the presence of Salmonella spp., L. monocytogenes, V. parahaemolyticus, and S. aureus using the ISO standard methods. Additionally, the bacterial isolates’ susceptibility to antimicrobials was determined using the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) method. The obtained results showed that Salmonella spp. was detected in 31 (3.1%) samples, and 51.6% of the bacterial isolates were classified as Salmonella Typhimurium. A total of 74.2% of the Salmonella isolates were sensitive to all antimicrobial agents, whereas three isolates were multiresistant. L. monocytogenes was isolated from 18 (1.8%) BMS, and the isolates belonged to serogroups IIa, IIb, and IVb. Most of them were resistant to ceftriaxone (77.8%) and oxacillin (55.6%). V. parahaemolyticus was present in 24.2% BMS. These isolates were mainly resistant to ampicillin (77.3%) and streptomycin (64.0%). Moreover, 15.2% of the bivalve molluscs were contaminated with S. aureus. Most isolates belonging to this species were resistant to penicillin (84.9%). A total of 60 (6.0%) bivalve molluscs were contaminated with more than one pathogen simultaneously. In addition, the tested bacteria were more likely to be identified during the warmer period (53.9%) compared to the samples analyzed in colder months (35.7%). The obtained results indicate that raw bivalve molluscs from the Polish market are frequently contaminated with bacterial foodborne pathogens, which may be resistant to antimicrobials.
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Gross S, Müller A, Seinige D, Wohlsein P, Oliveira M, Steinhagen D, Kehrenberg C, Siebert U. Occurrence of Antimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia coli in Marine Mammals of the North and Baltic Seas: Sentinels for Human Health. Antibiotics (Basel) 2022; 11:antibiotics11091248. [PMID: 36140027 PMCID: PMC9495373 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11091248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial resistance is a global health threat that involves complex, opaque transmission processes in the environment. In particular, wildlife appears to function as a reservoir and vector for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria as well as resistance genes. In the present study, the occurrence of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli was determined in marine mammals and various fish species of the North and Baltic Seas. Rectal or faecal swabs were collected from 66 live-caught or stranded marine mammals and 40 fish specimens. The antimicrobial resistance phenotypes and genotypes of isolated E. coli were determined using disk diffusion tests and PCR assays. Furthermore, isolates were assigned to the four major phylogenetic groups of E. coli. Additionally, post mortem examinations were performed on 41 of the sampled marine mammals. The investigations revealed resistant E. coli in 39.4% of the marine mammal samples, while no resistant isolates were obtained from any of the fish samples. The obtained isolates most frequently exhibited resistance against aminoglycosides, followed by β-lactams. Of the isolates, 37.2% showed multidrug resistance. Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) mainly carried E. coli isolates belonging to the phylogenetic group B1, while seal isolates were most frequently assigned to group B2. Regarding antimicrobial resistance, no significant differences were seen between the two sampling areas or different health parameters, but multidrug-resistant isolates were more frequent in harbour porpoises than in the sampled seals. The presented results provide information on the distribution of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in the North and Baltic Seas, and highlight the role of these resident marine mammal species as sentinels from a One Health perspective.
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- Stephanie Gross
- Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Werftstraße 6, 25761 Büsum, Germany
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- Institute for Veterinary Food Science, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Frankfurter Str. 92, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Office for Veterinary Affairs and Consumer Protection, Ministry of Lower Saxony for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Alte Grenze 7, 29221 Celle, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bünteweg 17, 30559 Hannover, Germany
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- CIISA—Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477 Lisbon, Portugal
- Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Fish Disease Research Unit, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bünteweg 17, 30559 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Veterinary Food Science, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Frankfurter Str. 92, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Werftstraße 6, 25761 Büsum, Germany
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