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Soliani L, Rugna G, Prosperi A, Chiapponi C, Luppi A. Salmonella Infection in Pigs: Disease, Prevalence, and a Link between Swine and Human Health. Pathogens 2023; 12:1267. [PMID: 37887782 PMCID: PMC10610219 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12101267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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Salmonella is one of the most spread foodborne pathogens worldwide, and Salmonella infections in humans still represent a global health burden. The main source of Salmonella infections in humans is represented by contaminated animal-derived foodstuffs, with pork products being one of the most important players. Salmonella infection in swine is critical not only because it is one of the main causes of economic losses in the pork industry, but also because pigs can be infected by several Salmonella serovars, potentially contaminating the pig meat production chain and thus posing a significant threat to public health globally. As of now, in Europe and in the United States, swine-related Salmonella serovars, e.g., Salmonella Typhimurium and its monophasic variant Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica 1,4,[5],12:i:-, are also frequently associated with human salmonellosis cases. Moreover, multiple outbreaks have been reported in the last few decades which were triggered by the consumption of Salmonella-contaminated pig meat. Throughout the years, changes and evolution across the pork industry may have acted as triggers for new issues and obstacles hindering Salmonella control along the food chain. Gathered evidence reinforces the importance of coordinating control measures and harmonizing monitoring programs for the efficient control of Salmonella in swine. This is necessary in order to manage outbreaks of clinical disease in pigs and also to protect pork consumers by controlling Salmonella subclinical carriage and shedding. This review provides an update on Salmonella infection in pigs, with insights on Salmonella ecology, focusing mainly on Salmonella Choleraesuis, S. Typhimurium, and S. 1,4,[5],12:i:-, and their correlation to human salmonellosis cases. An update on surveillance methods for epidemiological purposes of Salmonella infection in pigs and humans, in a "One Health" approach, will also be reported.
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- Laura Soliani
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell’Emilia-Romagna (IZSLER), 25124 Brescia, Italy; (G.R.); (A.P.); (C.C.); (A.L.)
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Fjelkner J, Hultén C, Jacobson M, Nörregård E, Young B. Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Choleraesuis in a Swedish gilt-producing herd, a case report. Porcine Health Manag 2023; 9:35. [PMID: 37507796 PMCID: PMC10375609 DOI: 10.1186/s40813-023-00329-7] [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: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND When Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Choleraesuis (S. Choleraesuis) was detected in faecal samples collected within the Swedish Salmonella surveillance program from a gilt multiplying herd in September 2020, S. Choleraesuis had not been detected in domestic pigs or wild boar in Sweden for over 40 years. This report describes the subsequent investigation, identification of possible entry routes and measures undertaken to eliminate the pathogen from the herd. CASE PRESENTATION In accordance with Swedish regulations, pig movements to and from the farm were restricted, internal biosecurity measures were enhanced, and a test-and-remove strategy was implemented. Testing included repeated faecal sampling, tissue samplings from all dead or euthanized pigs, and serological sampling of replacement gilts. Epidemiological investigations included scrutinising of production records, employee interviews, analysing feed and environmental samples, faecal samples from the herd's purebred gilt supplier, and tissue and faecal samples from wild boars in the adjacent area. Testing of in-contact herds receiving gilts (n = 15) or 30-kg pigs (n = 7) from the multiplier included whole-herd faecal sampling and tissue cultures from pigs that died with signs of septicaemia. In total, S. Choleraesuis was detected in 12/4200 faecal and 5/1350 tissue samples from the herd, and the corresponding groups of pigs were euthanized. All feed and environmental samples as well as samples from the gilt supplier were negative. Testing of contact herds resulted in the identification and culling of one group of S. Choleraesuis-positive gilts. Replacement gilts introduced to the herd from January until May 2021 remained serologically negative during a surveillance-period of five months. CONCLUSION Although speculative, the epidemiological investigation identified indirect transmission from wild boar as possible source of introduction to the herd. Whole-genome sequencing of S. Choleraesuis isolates from wild boar in the area showed that they clustered with isolates from the herd. Repeated testing of the herd indicated that the test-and-remove strategy was successful. In August 2021, all restrictions were removed, and the herd was re-instated as a gilt producing herd. Compensation from the Swedish state to the farmer for production losses, culled animals and extra costs associated with the elimination cost totalled SEK 7 992 234.
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- Farm & Animal Health, Box 164, Staffanstorp, 245 22, Sweden
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- National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden
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Levent G, Anderson RC, Petrujkić B, Poole TL, He H, Genovese KJ, Hume ME, Beier RC, Harvey RB, Nisbet DJ. Evaluation of Thymol-β-d-Glucopyranoside as a Potential Prebiotic Intervention to Reduce Carriage of Zoonotic Pathogens in Weaned and Feeder Pigs. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9040860. [PMID: 33923741 PMCID: PMC8073024 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9040860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 04/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The gut of food-producing animals is a reservoir for foodborne pathogens. Thymol is bactericidal against foodborne pathogens but rapid absorption of thymol from the proximal gut precludes the delivery of effective concentrations to the lower gut where pathogens mainly colonize. Thymol-β-d-glucopyranoside is reported to be more resistant to absorption than thymol in everted jejunal segments and could potentially function as a prebiotic by resisting degradation and absorption in the proximal gut but being hydrolysable by microbial β-glycosidase in the distal gut. Previous in vitro studies showed bactericidal effects of thymol-β-d-glucopyranoside against Campylobacter, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium in the presence but not absence of intestinal microbes expressing β-glycosidase activity, indicating that hydrolysis was required to obtain antimicrobial activity. Presently, the oral administration of thymol-β-d-glucopyranoside was studied to examine the effects on intestinal carriage of Campylobacter, E. coli, and S. Typhimurium in swine. The effects of thymol-β-d-glucopyranoside or thymol on antimicrobial sensitivity of representative E. coli isolates and characterized Salmonella strains were also explored. Results from two in vivo studies revealed little antimicrobial effects of thymol-β-d-glucopyranoside on Campylobacter, E. coli, or S. Typhimurium in swine gut. These findings add credence to current thinking that hydrolysis and absorption of thymol-β-d-glucopyranoside and thymol may be sufficiently rapid within the proximal gut to preclude delivery to the distal gut. Antibiotic susceptibilities of selected bacterial isolates and strains were mainly unaffected by thymol. Further research is warranted to overcome obstacles, preventing the delivery of efficacious amounts of thymol-β-d-glucopyranoside to the lower gut.
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- Gizem Levent
- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, College Station, TX 77845, USA; (G.L.); (B.P.); (T.L.P.); (H.H.); (K.J.G.); (M.E.H.); (R.C.B.); (R.B.H.); (D.J.N.)
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77840, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, College Station, TX 77845, USA; (G.L.); (B.P.); (T.L.P.); (H.H.); (K.J.G.); (M.E.H.); (R.C.B.); (R.B.H.); (D.J.N.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-979-260-9317
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, College Station, TX 77845, USA; (G.L.); (B.P.); (T.L.P.); (H.H.); (K.J.G.); (M.E.H.); (R.C.B.); (R.B.H.); (D.J.N.)
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, College Station, TX 77845, USA; (G.L.); (B.P.); (T.L.P.); (H.H.); (K.J.G.); (M.E.H.); (R.C.B.); (R.B.H.); (D.J.N.)
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, College Station, TX 77845, USA; (G.L.); (B.P.); (T.L.P.); (H.H.); (K.J.G.); (M.E.H.); (R.C.B.); (R.B.H.); (D.J.N.)
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, College Station, TX 77845, USA; (G.L.); (B.P.); (T.L.P.); (H.H.); (K.J.G.); (M.E.H.); (R.C.B.); (R.B.H.); (D.J.N.)
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, College Station, TX 77845, USA; (G.L.); (B.P.); (T.L.P.); (H.H.); (K.J.G.); (M.E.H.); (R.C.B.); (R.B.H.); (D.J.N.)
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, College Station, TX 77845, USA; (G.L.); (B.P.); (T.L.P.); (H.H.); (K.J.G.); (M.E.H.); (R.C.B.); (R.B.H.); (D.J.N.)
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, College Station, TX 77845, USA; (G.L.); (B.P.); (T.L.P.); (H.H.); (K.J.G.); (M.E.H.); (R.C.B.); (R.B.H.); (D.J.N.)
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, College Station, TX 77845, USA; (G.L.); (B.P.); (T.L.P.); (H.H.); (K.J.G.); (M.E.H.); (R.C.B.); (R.B.H.); (D.J.N.)
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Ruiz-Barrera O, Ontiveros-Magadan M, Anderson RC, Byrd JA, Hume ME, Latham EA, Nisbet DJ, Arzola-Alvarez C, Salinas-Chavira J, Castillo-Castillo Y. Nitro-treatment of composted poultry litter; effects on Salmonella, E. coli and nitrogen metabolism. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 310:123459. [PMID: 32389429 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Poultry litter is a potentially valuable crude protein feedstuff for ruminants but must be treated to kill pathogens before being fed. Composting kills pathogens but risks losses of nitrogen due to volatilization or leaching as ammonia. Treatment of poultry litter with ethyl nitroacetate, 3-nitro-1-propionate, ethyl 2-nitropropionate (at 27 µmol/g), decreased numbers of experimentally-inoculated Salmonella Typhimurium (>1.0 log10 compared to controls, 4.2 ± 0.2 log10 CFU/g) but not endogenous Escherichia coli early during simulated composting. By day 9 of simulated composting, Salmonella and E. coli were decreased to non-detectable levels regardless of treatment. Some nitro-treatments preserved uric acid and prevented ammonia accumulation, with 18% more uric acid remaining and 17-24% less ammonia accumulating in some nitro-treated litter than in untreated litter (18.1 ± 3.8 µmol/g and 3.4 ± 1.4 µmol/g, respectively). Results indicate that nitro-treatment may help preserve uric acid in composted litter while aiding Salmonella control.
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- United States Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service, Southern Plains Agricultural Research Service, Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, College Station, TX, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service, Southern Plains Agricultural Research Service, Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, College Station, TX, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service, Southern Plains Agricultural Research Service, Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, College Station, TX, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service, Southern Plains Agricultural Research Service, Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, College Station, TX, USA
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Ainslie-Garcia MH, Farzan A, Jafarikia M, Lillie BN. Single nucleotide variants in innate immune genes associated with Salmonella shedding and colonization in swine on commercial farms. Vet Microbiol 2018; 219:171-177. [PMID: 29778193 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2018.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2018] [Revised: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Foodborne human salmonellosis is an important food safety concern worldwide. Food-producing animals are one of the major sources of human salmonellosis, and thus control of Salmonella at the farm level could reduce Salmonella spread in the food supply system. Genetic selection of pigs with resistance to Salmonella infection may be one way to control Salmonella on swine farms. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between genetic variants in the porcine innate immune system with on-farm Salmonella shedding and Salmonella colonization tested at slaughter. Fourteen groups of pigs (total 809) were followed from birth to slaughter. Fecal samples collected five times at different stages of production and tissue samples obtained from tonsil and lymph nodes at slaughter were cultured for Salmonella. Genomic DNA was extracted and analyzed for 40 single nucleotide variants and two indels within porcine innate immune genes that were previously associated with Salmonella infection or other infectious diseases. A survey was used to collect information on farm management practices. A multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression modelling method was used to identify SNVs that are associated with Salmonella shedding and/or Salmonella colonization. One single nucleotide variant in the C-type lectin MBL1 and one single nucleotide variant in the cytosolic pattern recognition receptor NOD1 was associated with increased risk of on-farm shedding (p = 0.010) and internal colonization tested at slaughter (p = 0.018), respectively. These findings indicate the potential of these variants for genetic selection programs aimed at controlling Salmonella shedding and colonization in pigs.
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada; Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada.
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- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada; Canadian Center for Swine Improvement, Inc. 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6, Canada.
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada.
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Liu Q, Yi J, Liang K, Zhang X, Liu Q. Salmonella Choleraesuis outer membrane vesicles: Proteomics and immunogenicity. J Basic Microbiol 2017; 57:852-861. [PMID: 28745825 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201700153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Revised: 06/27/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Salmonella enterica serotype Choleraesuis (S. Choleraesuis), Gram-negative facultative intracellular pathogen is capable of inducing the cholera in pigs whose symptoms manifest as fever, depression, septicemia, arthritis, and diarrhea. Infections with S. Choleraesuis has resulted in great economic loss for the swine breeding operations. Bacterial outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) play an important role in pathogenicity and host-pathogen interaction. In this study, we purified OMVs released by S. Choleraesuis strain χ3545 and characterized their lipopolysaccharide (LPS) profile. The OMVs contained intact LPS molecules. By using LC-MS/MS, we identified 192 proteins in the OMVs. In addition, the subcellular location and biological functions of the vesicles was predicted. The proteins were mainly derived from outer membranes and cytoplasm. Several proteins were immunoreactive and associated with the secretion pathway. Some putative multi-drug resistance-associated proteins were also identified. Furthermore, immunization experiment via intranasal or intraperitoneal route in mice demonstrated that S. Choleraesuis OMVs could elicit strong humoral and mucosal immune responses. Although OMVs as vaccine did not provide strong protection against clinical strain of wild-type S. Choleraesuis, immunization of OMVs still prolonged the survival time of vaccinated mice after high dose of S. Choleraesuis infection. Overall, this study provides valuable fundamental information toward elucidating the pathogenicity and functions of OMVs secreted from S. Choleraesuis.
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- Qiong Liu
- Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.,Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy/Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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Reducing Foodborne Pathogen Persistence and Transmission in Animal Production Environments: Challenges and Opportunities. Microbiol Spectr 2017; 4. [PMID: 27726803 DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.pfs-0006-2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Preharvest strategies to reduce zoonotic pathogens in food animals are important components of the farm-to-table food safety continuum. The problem is complex; there are multiple pathogens of concern, multiple animal species under different production and management systems, and a variety of sources of pathogens, including other livestock and domestic animals, wild animals and birds, insects, water, and feed. Preharvest food safety research has identified a number of intervention strategies, including probiotics, direct-fed microbials, competitive exclusion cultures, vaccines, and bacteriophages, in addition to factors that can impact pathogens on-farm, such as seasonality, production systems, diet, and dietary additives. Moreover, this work has revealed both challenges and opportunities for reducing pathogens in food animals. Animals that shed high levels of pathogens and predominant pathogen strains that exhibit long-term persistence appear to play significant roles in maintaining the prevalence of pathogens in animals and their production environment. Continued investigation and advancements in sequencing and other technologies are expected to reveal the mechanisms that result in super-shedding and persistence, in addition to increasing the prospects for selection of pathogen-resistant food animals and understanding of the microbial ecology of the gastrointestinal tract with regard to zoonotic pathogen colonization. It is likely that this continued research will reveal other challenges, which may further indicate potential targets or critical control points for pathogen reduction in livestock. Additional benefits of the preharvest reduction of pathogens in food animals are the reduction of produce, water, and environmental contamination, and thereby lower risk for human illnesses linked to these sources.
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Rostagno MH, Gailey JK, Hurd HS, Mckean JD, Leite RC. Culture Methods Differ on the Isolation of Salmonella Enterica Serotypes from Naturally Contaminated Swine Fecal Samples. J Vet Diagn Invest 2016; 17:80-3. [PMID: 15690959 DOI: 10.1177/104063870501700118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Four culture methods (A, B, C, and D) were comparatively evaluated for their ability to isolate Salmonella enterica from pooled swine fecal samples ( n = 100). None of the methods was able to isolate Salmonella from all positive samples. The relative sensitivity of the culture methods evaluated was 82%, 94%, 95%, and 78% for methods A, B, C, and D, respectively. The comparison of sensitivities showed that methods B and C performed significantly better ( P < 0.05) than methods A and D. Although relative sensitivities of methods B and C were equal, from the 89 positive samples concomitantly detected by both, 35 (39.3%) had different serotypes (no match) isolated by each method. On the basis of the results of this study, it was concluded that culture methods differ on the isolation of S. enterica serotypes from naturally contaminated swine fecal samples. Depending on the objective(s) of investigations on the ecology and epidemiology of S. enterica in swine populations, a method or a combination of methods should be considered for more reliable results.
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Pedersen K, Sørensen G, Löfström C, Leekitcharoenphon P, Nielsen B, Wingstrand A, Aarestrup FM, Hendriksen RS, Baggesen DL. Reappearance of Salmonella serovar Choleraesuis var. Kunzendorf in Danish pig herds. Vet Microbiol 2015; 176:282-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2014] [Revised: 12/30/2014] [Accepted: 01/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Invasive Salmonellosis by the Very Rare Salmonella choleraesuis in a Returning Traveler on a Tumor Necrosis Factor- α Inhibitor. Case Rep Med 2014; 2014:934657. [PMID: 24715927 PMCID: PMC3970466 DOI: 10.1155/2014/934657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2013] [Accepted: 01/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Salmonella choleraesuis is one of the least commonly reported nontyphoidal salmonellae in the United States, accounting for only 0.08% and ranking lower than 20th place among all human source salmonellosis reported to the CDC in 2009. In the state of Connecticut, only 12 cases have been reported since 1998 and our case is the only case since 2008. We report a case of invasive Salmonellosis caused by Salmonella choleraesuis in a patient on an antitumor necrosis factor-α agent (adalimumab) who recently returned from a trip to the Dominican Republic.
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Gopinath S, Carden S, Monack D. Shedding light on Salmonella carriers. Trends Microbiol 2012; 20:320-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2012.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2012] [Revised: 04/03/2012] [Accepted: 04/10/2012] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Schmidt JW, Brichta-Harhay DM, Kalchayanand N, Bosilevac JM, Shackelford SD, Wheeler TL, Koohmaraie M. Prevalence, enumeration, serotypes, and antimicrobial resistance phenotypes of salmonella enterica isolates from carcasses at two large United States pork processing plants. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012; 78:2716-26. [PMID: 22327585 PMCID: PMC3318825 DOI: 10.1128/aem.07015-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2011] [Accepted: 01/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to characterize Salmonella enterica contamination on carcasses in two large U.S. commercial pork processing plants. The carcasses were sampled at three points, before scalding (prescald), after dehairing/polishing but before evisceration (preevisceration), and after chilling (chilled final). The overall prevalences of Salmonella on carcasses at these three sampling points, prescald, preevisceration, and after chilling, were 91.2%, 19.1%, and 3.7%, respectively. At one of the two plants, the prevalence of Salmonella was significantly higher (P < 0.01) for each of the carcass sampling points. The prevalences of carcasses with enumerable Salmonella at prescald, preevisceration, and after chilling were 37.7%, 4.8%, and 0.6%, respectively. A total of 294 prescald carcasses had Salmonella loads of >1.9 log CFU/100 cm(2), but these carcasses were not equally distributed between the two plants, as 234 occurred at the plant with higher Salmonella prevalences. Forty-one serotypes were identified on prescald carcasses with Salmonella enterica serotypes Derby, Typhimurium, and Anatum predominating. S. enterica serotypes Typhimurium and London were the most common of the 24 serotypes isolated from preevisceration carcasses. The Salmonella serotypes Johannesburg and Typhimurium were the most frequently isolated serotypes of the 9 serotypes identified from chilled final carcasses. Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined for selected isolates from each carcass sampling point. Multiple drug resistance (MDR), defined as resistance to three or more classes of antimicrobial agents, was identified for 71.2%, 47.8%, and 77.5% of the tested isolates from prescald, preevisceration, and chilled final carcasses, respectively. The results of this study indicate that the interventions used by pork processing plants greatly reduce the prevalence of Salmonella on carcasses, but MDR Salmonella was isolated from 3.2% of the final carcasses sampled.
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- John W Schmidt
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska, USA.
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Österberg J, Wallgren P. Effects of a challenge dose of Salmonella
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Yoruba on the patterns of excretion and antibody responses of pigs. Vet Rec 2008; 162:580-6. [DOI: 10.1136/vr.162.18.580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- J. Österberg
- National Veterinary Institute; SE-751 89 Uppsala Sweden
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- National Veterinary Institute; SE-751 89 Uppsala Sweden
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Gutierrez-Bañuelos H, Anderson RC, Carstens GE, Slay LJ, Ramlachan N, Horrocks SM, Callaway TR, Edrington TS, Nisbet DJ. Zoonotic bacterial populations, gut fermentation characteristics and methane production in feedlot steers during oral nitroethane treatment and after the feeding of an experimental chlorate product. Anaerobe 2007; 13:21-31. [PMID: 17208022 DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2006.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2006] [Revised: 11/09/2006] [Accepted: 11/10/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Nitroethane inhibits the growth of certain zoonotic pathogens such as Campylobacter and Salmonella spp., foodborne pathogens estimated to cause millions of human infections each year, and enhances the Salmonella- and Escherichia coli-killing effect of an experimental chlorate product being developed as a feed additive to kill these bacteria immediately pre-harvest. Limited studies have shown that nitroethane inhibits ruminal methane production, which represents a loss of 2-12% of the host's gross energy intake and contributes to global warming and destruction of the ozone layer. The present study was conducted to assess the effects of 14-day oral nitroethane administration, 0 (0X), 80 (1X) or 160 (2X)mg nitroethane/kg body weight per day on ruminal and fecal E. coli and Campylobacter, ruminal and fecal methane-producing and nitroethane-reducing activity, whole animal methane emissions, and ruminal and fecal fermentation balance in Holstein steers (n=6 per treatment) averaging 403+/-26 (SD) kg BW. An experimental chlorate product was fed the day following the last nitroethane administration to determine effects on E. coli and Campylobacter. The experimental chlorate product decreased (P<0.001) fecal, but not ruminal (P>0.05) E. coli concentrations by 1000- and 10-fold by 24 and 48 h, respectively, after chlorate feeding when compared to pre-treatment concentrations (>5.7 log(10) colony forming units/g). No effects (P>0.05) of nitroethane or the experimental chlorate product were observed on fecal Campylobacter concentrations; Campylobacter were not recovered from ruminal contents. Nitroethane treatment decreased (P<0.01) ruminal (8.46, 7.91 and 4.74+/-0.78 micromol/g/h) and fecal (3.90, 1.36 and 1.38+/-0.50 micromol/g/h) methane-producing activity for treatments 0X, 1X and 2X, respectively. Administration of nitroethane increased (P<0.001) nitroethane-reducing activity in ruminal, but not fecal samples. Day of study affected ruminal (P<0.0001) but not fecal (P>0.05) methane-producing and nitroethane-reducing activities (P<0.01); treatment by day interactions were not observed (P>0.05). Ruminal accumulations of acetate decreased (P<0.05) in 2X-treated steers when compared with 0X- and 1X-treated steers, but no effect (P>0.05) of nitroethane was observed on propionate, butyrate or the acetate to propionate ratio. Whole animal methane emissions, expressed as L/day or as a proportion of gross energy intake (%GEI), were unaffected by nitroethane treatment (P>0.05), and were not correlated (P>0.05) with ruminal methane-producing activity. These results demonstrate that oral nitroethane administration reduces ruminal methane-producing activity but suggest that a microbial adaptation, likely due to an in situ enrichment of ruminal nitroethane-reducing bacteria, may cause depletion of nitroethane, at least at the 1X administration dose, to concentrations too low to be effective. Further research is warranted to determine if the optimization of dosage of nitroethane or related nitrocompouds can maintain the enteropathogen control and anti-methanogen effect in fed steers.
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Zhao SH, Kuhar D, Lunney JK, Dawson H, Guidry C, Uthe JJ, Bearson SMD, Recknor J, Nettleton D, Tuggle CK. Gene expression profiling in Salmonella Choleraesuis-infected porcine lung using a long oligonucleotide microarray. Mamm Genome 2006; 17:777-89. [PMID: 16845603 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-005-0155-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2005] [Accepted: 03/07/2006] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Understanding the transcriptional response to pathogenic bacterial infection within food animals is of fundamental and applied interest. To determine the transcriptional response to Salmonella enterica serovar Choleraesuis (SC) infection, a 13,297-oligonucleotide swine array was used to analyze RNA from control, 24-h postinoculation (hpi), and 48-hpi porcine lung tissue from pigs infected with SC. In total, 57 genes showed differential expression (p < 0.001; false discovery rate = 12%). Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) of 61 genes was used to confirm the microarray results and to identify pathways responding to infection. Of the 33 genes identified by microarray analysis as differentially expressed, 23 were confirmed by qRT-PCR results. A novel finding was that two transglutaminase family genes (TGM1 and TGM3) showed dramatic increases in expression postinoculation; combined with several other apoptotic genes, they indicated the induction of apoptotic pathways during SC infection. A predominant T helper 1-type immune response occurred during infection, with interferon gamma (IFNG) significantly increased at 48 hpi. Genes induced by IFNs (GBP1, GBP2, C1S, C1R, MHC2TA, PSMB8, TAP1, TAP2) showed increased expression during porcine lung infection. These data represent the first thorough investigation of gene regulation pathways that control an important porcine respiratory and foodborne bacterial infection.
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- Shu-Hong Zhao
- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, 2255 Kildee Hall, Ames, 50011, USA
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Ivanek R, Snary EL, Cook AJC, Gröhn YT. A mathematical model for the transmission of Salmonella Typhimurium within a grower-finisher pig herd in Great Britain. J Food Prot 2004; 67:2403-9. [PMID: 15553620 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-67.11.2403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In a study of pigs slaughtered at British abattoirs, approximately 23% carried Salmonella in their cecal (large intestine) contents. The most frequent serotype was Salmonella Typhimurium (STM), which was the second most common cause of human salmonellosis in Great Britain. A pig industry-monitoring program was developed to reduce Salmonella infection on British farms. The control of STM infection on the farm requires an understanding of STM transmission dynamics within the herd, and a mathematical model has been developed for an infected grower-finisher farm. The model estimates the probability of a random pig being infected with STM. There are three broad categories of STM infection in pigs: pigs that are infected but unable to transmit the infection (latent); pigs that are infectious, i.e., able to transmit the infection (shedders); and pigs that have stopped shedding but harbor STM in their internal organs (carriers). The model estimates that 21.0% (5th and 95th percentiles, 0.05 to 77.5%) of slaughter-age pigs on an infected farm are likely to be shedding STM. Although this range is wide, it is biologically plausible. Sensitivity analysis of the total number of infected pigs revealed that the most significant input parameters are the probability of effective contact between a specific infectious and susceptible pig and the duration of shedding. The model predicted that 11.5% of pigs would be shedding STM at slaughter age. This value is close to the estimate obtained from a British abattoir survey that 11. 1% of pigs carried STM in their ceca, indicating that the model has reasonable validity.
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- Renata Ivanek
- Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, UK.
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Genovese KJ, Anderson RC, Harvey RB, Callaway TR, Poole TL, Edrington TS, Fedorka-Cray PJ, Nisbet DJ. Competitive exclusion of Salmonella from the gut of neonatal and weaned pigs. J Food Prot 2003; 66:1353-9. [PMID: 12929819 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-66.8.1353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Our laboratory has developed a bacterial competitive-exclusion (CE) culture against enteropathogens (which are considered human foodborne pathogens) for use in swine. In this article, we document the effects of this CE culture, PCF1, on cecal colonization by and fecal shedding of Salmonella Choleraesuis in neonatal and weaned pigs and its effects on the horizontal transmission of this pathogen between weaned penmates. Piglets treated with the PCF1 culture twice within their first day of life and challenged with Salmonella 48 h after birth shed Salmonella at a significantly (P < 0.05) lower rate than did control pigs in experiment 1. Significant reductions of the pathogen were also observed in the cecum, the cecal contents, the ileocolic junction, and the colon contents (P < 0.05). In experiment 2, culture of the cecal contents and lymph nodes revealed a significant reduction in Salmonella isolated from PCF1-treated pigs (P < 0.05). Pigs in experiment 3 were treated as pigs in experiments 1 and 2 were: however, they were followed through day 10 postweaning. Significant reductions in shedding were noted for treated groups both pre- and postweaning (P < 0.05). Experiments 4 and 5 assessed the effects of PCF1 treatment on the horizontal transmission of Salmonella between littermates that were followed through day 14 postweaning. In these experiments, litters were divided into untreated contacts (UC), untreated seeders (US), treated contacts (TC), and treated seeders (TS). Overall, TC in experiment 4 shed Salmonella at a significantly lower rate than UC and US did (P < 0.05). In experiment 5, the transmission of Salmonella was significantly reduced for litters in which TS or TC were present, as evidenced by reduced shedding of Salmonella by both treated and untreated animals within these litters (P < 0.05). TS shed less often than US did, resulting in reduced levels of Salmonella shedding by both treated and untreated contacts (P < 0.05). Litters containing both TC and UC or both TC and US also shed Salmonella at lower rates than did litters in which only UC and US were present (P < 0.05).
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- K J Genovese
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Food and Feed Safety Research Unit. Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center, College Station, Texas 77845, USA.
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Osumi T, Asai T, Namimatsu T, Sato S, Yamamoto K. Enrichment for isolating Salmonella Choleraesuis and other Salmonella spp. from pigs. J Vet Med Sci 2003; 65:949-51. [PMID: 12951433 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.65.949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The growth of Salmonella Choleraesuis was examined in Rappaport Vassiliadis broth (RV) and Hajna-tetrathionate broth (HTT) at 37 and 42 degrees C. As the enrichment in RV at 37 degrees C was satisfactory for isolating S. Choleraesuis, we used this enrichment for isolation from the samples collected from 15 asymptomatic pigs reared on a S. Choleraesuis contaminated farm. S. Choleraesuis was frequently isolated from six pigs (40.0%) under field conditions. The isolation of other Salmonella serovars than S. Choleraesuis was attempted by using both RV enrichment at 37 degrees C and HTT enrichment at 42 degrees C. Salmonella organisms were isolated from 156 (44.8%) of 348 fecal samples and more frequently with HTT at 42 degrees C (43.4%) than with RV at 37 degrees C (20.9%). If other serovars in addition to S. Choleraesuis are to be surveyed, HTT enrichment should be used in combination with RV enrichment.
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- Takayuki Osumi
- Zen-noh Institute of Animal Health, Sakura, Chiba, Japan
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Harvey RB, Anderson RC, Young CR, Swindle MM, Genovese KJ, Hume ME, Droleskey RE, Farrington LA, Ziprin RL, Nisbet DJ. Effects of feed withdrawal and transport on cecal environment and Campylobacter concentrations in a swine surgical model. J Food Prot 2001; 64:730-3. [PMID: 11348010 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-64.5.730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The objective of the present study was to evaluate how feed withdrawal and transportation influenced the cecal environment and cecal populations of Campylobacter in swine. Four miniature Yucatan gilts (8.8 kg), naturally infected with Campylobacter jejuni, were surgically implanted with cecal cannulas. The gilts were fasted for 48 h. Samples of cecal contents were collected for 7 days prior to and for 7 days after the fast, and mean values were determined for pH, volatile fatty acids (VFA), and CFU enumeration of C. jejuni. This was replicated three times. In another trial, gilts (full-fed) were transported in a livestock trailer for 4 h and cecal samples were collected before and after transport and analyzed for pH, VFA, and CFU. Following a 48-h fast, cecal pH increased (P < 0.05) by 1 unit; acetic and propionic acids decreased (P < 0.05) by 61% and 71%, respectively; and there was a twofold log10 increase (P < 0.05) in CFU/g cecal content of C. jejuni. Values of pH, VFA, and CFU of C. jejuni did not change in cecal samples from gilts following transportation. These data are important for food safety considerations because feed withdrawal, commonly associated with shipping and slaughter, can increase Campylobacter concentrations in the pig intestinal tract.
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- R B Harvey
- Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, College Station, Texas 77845, USA.
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Harvey RB, Anderson RC, Farrington LA, Droleskey RE, Genovese KJ, Ziprin RL, Nisbet DJ. Comparison of GN Hajna and tetrathionate as initial enrichment for salmonellae recovery from swine lymph nodes and cecal contents collected at slaughter. J Vet Diagn Invest 2001; 13:258-60. [PMID: 11482607 DOI: 10.1177/104063870101300314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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An epidemiologic survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of salmonellae in swine from 5 farms of an integrated swine operation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the recovery efficiencies for salmonellae from swine lymph nodes and cecal contents when GN Hajna and tetrathionate were compared as initial enrichments. Salmonellae were isolated from 61% of 645 pigs at slaughter; 324 positive cultures were from lymph nodes, and 224 were from cecal contents. Frequently, pigs had salmonellae isolated from both the lymph nodes and cecal contents. Total isolations, regardless of source, were similar for GN Hajna (247) and tetrathionate (301). There was no difference (P > 0.05) in the number of isolations from lymph nodes when GN Hajna enrichment was compared with tetrathionate enrichment (174 vs. 150). However, there was a significant (P < 0.05) advantage of utilizing tetrathionate when compared with GN Hajna for isolations from cecal contents (151 vs. 73).
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- R B Harvey
- Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, College Station, TX 77845, USA
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