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Hu B, Wang J, Li L, Wang Q, Qin J, Chi Y, Yan J, Sun W, Cao B, Guo X. Functional Identification and Genetic Analysis of O-Antigen Gene Clusters of Food-Borne Pathogen Yersinia enterocolitica O:10 and Other Uncommon Serotypes, Further Revealing Their Virulence Profiles. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 34:1599-1608. [PMID: 39081257 PMCID: PMC11380512 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.2402.02044] [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: 02/26/2024] [Revised: 06/09/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024]
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Yersinia enterocolitica is a globally distributed food-borne gastrointestinal pathogen. The O-antigen variation-determined serotype is an important characteristic of Y. enterocolitica, allowing intraspecies classification for diagnosis and epidemiology purposes. Among the 11 serotypes associated with human yersiniosis, O:3, O:5,27, O:8, and O:9 are the most prevalent, and their O-antigen gene clusters have been well defined. In addition to the O-antigen, several virulence factors are involved in infection and pathogenesis of Y. enterocolitica strains, and these are closely related to their biotypes, reflecting pathogenic properties. In this study, we identified the O-AGC of a Y. enterocolitica strain WL-21 of serotype O:10, and confirmed its functionality in O-antigen synthesis. Furthermore, we analyzed in silico the putative O-AGCs of uncommon serotypes, and found that the O-AGCs of Y. enterocolitica were divided into two genetic patterns: (1) O-AGC within the hemH-gsk locus, possibly synthesizing the O-antigen via the Wzx/Wzy dependent pathway, and (2) O-AGC within the dcuC-galU-galF locus, very likely assembling the O-antigen via the ABC transporter dependent pathway. By screening the virulence genes against genomes from GenBank, we discovered that strains representing different serotypes were grouped according to different virulence gene profiles, indicating strong links between serotypes and virulence markers and implying an interaction between them and the synergistic effect in pathogenicity. Our study provides a framework for further research on the origin and evolution of O-AGCs from Y. enterocolitica, as well as on differences in virulent mechanisms among distinct serotypes.
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- Bin Hu
- Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 16992 City Ten Road, Jinan 250014, Shandong, P.R. China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, 23 Hongda Street, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, P.R. China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, 23 Hongda Street, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, P.R. China
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- Disease Prevention and Control Center of Ganzhou District, 27 Xianfu Street, Ganzhou District, Zhangye City, Gansu Province, P.R. China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, 23 Hongda Street, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, P.R. China
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- Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 16992 City Ten Road, Jinan 250014, Shandong, P.R. China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, 23 Hongda Street, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, P.R. China
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- Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 16992 City Ten Road, Jinan 250014, Shandong, P.R. China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, 23 Hongda Street, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, P.R. China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, 23 Hongda Street, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, P.R. China
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Pires J, Brandal LT, Naseer U. Development and implementation of a core genome multilocus sequence typing scheme for Yersinia enterocolitica: a tool for surveillance and outbreak detection. J Clin Microbiol 2024; 62:e0004024. [PMID: 38990041 PMCID: PMC11325262 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00040-24] [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: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024] Open
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Yersinia enterocolitica (Y. enterocolitica) is the most frequent etiological agent of yersiniosis and has been responsible for several national outbreaks in Norway and elsewhere. A standardized high-resolution method, such as core genome Multilocus Sequence Typing (cgMLST), is needed for pathogen traceability at the national and international levels. In this study, we developed and implemented a cgMLST scheme for Y. enterocolitica. We designed a cgMLST scheme in SeqSphere + using high-quality genomes from different Y. enterocolitica biotype sublineages. The scheme was validated if more than 95% of targets were found across all tested Y. enterocolitica: 563 Norwegian genomes collected between 2012 and 2022 and 327 genomes from public data sets. We applied the scheme to known outbreaks to establish a threshold for identifying major complex types (CTs) based on the number of allelic differences. The final cgMLST scheme included 2,582 genes with a median of 97.9% (interquartile range 97.6%-98.8%) targets found across all tested genomes. Analysis of outbreaks identified all outbreak strains using single linkage clustering at four allelic differences. This threshold identified 311 unique CTs in Norway, of which CT18, CT12, and CT5 were identified as the most frequently associated with outbreaks. The cgMLST scheme showed a very good performance in typing Y. enterocolitica using diverse data sources and was able to identify outbreak clusters. We recommend the implementation of this scheme nationally and internationally to facilitate Y. enterocolitica surveillance and improve outbreak response in national and cross-border outbreaks.
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- Joao Pires
- Department of Infection Control and Preparedness, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
- ECDC Fellowship Programme, Public Health Microbiology path (EUPHEM), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Infection Control and Preparedness, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Infection Control and Preparedness, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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Bergfeldt N, Kırdök E, Oskolkov N, Mirabello C, Unneberg P, Malmström H, Fraser M, Sanchez-Quinto F, Jorgensen R, Skar B, Lidén K, Jakobsson M, Storå J, Götherström A. Identification of microbial pathogens in Neolithic Scandinavian humans. Sci Rep 2024; 14:5630. [PMID: 38453993 PMCID: PMC10920878 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56096-0] [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: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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With the Neolithic transition, human lifestyle shifted from hunting and gathering to farming. This change altered subsistence patterns, cultural expression, and population structures as shown by the archaeological/zooarchaeological record, as well as by stable isotope and ancient DNA data. Here, we used metagenomic data to analyse if the transitions also impacted the microbiome composition in 25 Mesolithic and Neolithic hunter-gatherers and 13 Neolithic farmers from several Scandinavian Stone Age cultural contexts. Salmonella enterica, a bacterium that may have been the cause of death for the infected individuals, was found in two Neolithic samples from Battle Axe culture contexts. Several species of the bacterial genus Yersinia were found in Neolithic individuals from Funnel Beaker culture contexts as well as from later Neolithic context. Transmission of e.g. Y. enterocolitica may have been facilitated by the denser populations in agricultural contexts.
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- Nora Bergfeldt
- Centre for Palaeogenetics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
- Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
- Department of Bioinformatics and Genetics, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Biology, National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Human Evolution, Department of Organism Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Human Evolution, Department of Organism Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Tromsø University Museum, University of Tromsø-The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Archaeology and Cultural History, NTNU University Museum, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Human Evolution, Department of Organism Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Palaeogenetics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Hong S, Moon JS, Yoon SS, Kim HY, Lee YJ. Levels of Indicator Bacteria and Characteristics of Foodborne Pathogens from Carcasses of Cattle Slaughterhouses in Korea. J Food Prot 2024; 87:100220. [PMID: 38215980 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfp.2024.100220] [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: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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The initial microbial contamination of carcasses during slaughtering adversely affects spoilage and shelf life and is of global concern for food safety and meat quality. This study evaluated the hygiene and quality using the prevalence of foodborne pathogens and the level of indicator bacteria on 200 carcasses, collecting 10 from each of 20 cattle slaughterhouses in Korea. The distribution of aerobic bacterial count in carcasses was significantly highest at 2.0-3.0 log10 CFU/cm2 (34.1%), whereas the Escherichia coli count was significantly highest at under 1.0 log10 CFU/cm2 (94.0%) (P < 0.05). Clostridium perfringens was most prevalent (60.0% of slaughterhouses; 17.5% of carcasses), followed by Yersinia enterocolitica (30.0% of slaughterhouses; 6.5% of carcasses), Staphylococcus aureus (15.0% of slaughterhouses; 4.0% of carcasses), Listeria monocytogenes 1/2a (5.0% of slaughterhouses; 1.0% of carcasses), Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Infantis (5.0% of slaughterhouses; 1.0% of carcasses), and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O:66 (5.0% of slaughterhouses; 0.5% of carcasses). Although 28 C. perfringens isolates from 11 slaughterhouses were divided into 21 pulsotypes, all isolates showed the same toxinotype as type A and only carried the cpa. Interestingly, 83.3% of isolates from two slaughterhouses located in the same province showed resistance to tetracycline. Furthermore, 13 Y. enterocolitica isolates from six slaughterhouses were divided into seven pulsotypes that were divided into biotypes 1A and 2 and serotypes O:5 and O:8, except for isolates that could not be typed. Twelve (92.3%) isolates only carried ystB, but one (7.7%) isolate carried ail and ystA. Moreover, 46.2% of Y. enterocolitica isolates showed multidrug resistance against ampicillin, cefoxitin, and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid. This study supports the need for continuous monitoring of slaughterhouses and hygiene management to improve the microbiological safety of carcasses.
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- Serim Hong
- College of Veterinary Medicine & Institute for Veterinary Biomedical Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Bacterial Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon, Republic of Korea
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- Bacterial Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon, Republic of Korea
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- Bacterial Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine & Institute for Veterinary Biomedical Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
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Manyi-Loh CE, Lues R. A South African Perspective on the Microbiological and Chemical Quality of Meat: Plausible Public Health Implications. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2484. [PMID: 37894142 PMCID: PMC10608972 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11102484] [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: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Meat comprises proteins, fats, vitamins, and trace elements, essential nutrients for the growth and development of the body. The increased demand for meat necessitates the use of antibiotics in intensive farming to sustain and raise productivity. However, the high water activity, the neutral pH, and the high protein content of meat create a favourable milieu for the growth and the persistence of bacteria. Meat serves as a portal for the spread of foodborne diseases. This occurs because of contamination. This review presents information on animal farming in South Africa, the microbial and chemical contamination of meat, and the consequential effects on public health. In South Africa, the sales of meat can be operated both formally and informally. Meat becomes exposed to contamination with different categories of microbes, originating from varying sources during preparation, processing, packaging, storage, and serving to consumers. Apparently, meat harbours diverse pathogenic microorganisms and antibiotic residues alongside the occurrence of drug resistance in zoonotic pathogens, due to the improper use of antibiotics during farming. Different findings obtained across the country showed variations in prevalence of bacteria and multidrug-resistant bacteria studied, which could be explained by the differences in the manufacturer practices, handling processes from producers to consumers, and the success of the hygienic measures employed during production. Furthermore, variation in the socioeconomic and political factors and differences in bacterial strains, geographical area, time, climatic factors, etc. could be responsible for the discrepancy in the level of antibiotic resistance between the provinces. Bacteria identified in meat including Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., etc. are incriminated as pathogenic agents causing serious infections in human and their drug-resistant counterparts can cause prolonged infection plus long hospital stays, increased mortality and morbidity as well as huge socioeconomic burden and even death. Therefore, uncooked meat or improperly cooked meat consumed by the population serves as a risk to human health.
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- Christy E. Manyi-Loh
- Centre of Applied Food Sustainability and Biotechnology, Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa;
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Łada P, Kończyk-Kmiecik K, Bancerz-Kisiel A. Isolation, characterization and antimicrobial resistance of Yersinia enterocolitica from Polish cattle and their carcasses. BMC Vet Res 2023; 19:143. [PMID: 37670289 PMCID: PMC10478351 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-023-03700-6] [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: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Yersinia enterocolitica is a heterogeneous bacterial species that has been divided into six biotypes and more than 70 serotypes. Each year, the European Food Safety Authority classifies yersiniosis caused by Y. enterocolitica as one of the most important zoonotic diseases. The prevalence of Y. enterocolitica in cattle has not been thoroughly analyzed in Poland, and beef and bovine carcasses contaminated with antimicrobial resistant Y. enterocolitica pose a health risk for both, farm workers and consumers. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of Y. enterocolitica in cattle and to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility of the isolated strains. RESULTS A total of 1020 samples were analyzed, including 660 rectal swabs collected from live cattle and 360 swabs from cold-stored beef carcasses. The results of this study indicate that Y. enterocolitica was isolated from three of the 15 examined cattle herds and the prevalence within these herds ranged from 0% to nearly 32%. Y. enterocolitica was isolated from 14.7% of the examined heifers, 7.4% of calves and 5.5% of adult cows. More than 65% of the strains were isolated from cold enrichment. The strains isolated from live cattle tested positive for the ystB gene, while ail and ystA genes were not found. Most of the isolated strains belonged to bioserotype 1A/NT. The majority of the isolated strains were resistant to ampicillin, cefalexin and amoxicillin with clavulanic acid, however these are expected phenotypes for Y. enterocolitica. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study indicate that Y. enterocolitica is present in cattle herds in Poland. The strains isolated from live cattle were ystB-positive, most of them belonged to bioserotype 1A/NT. The prevalence of Y. enterocolitica strains was generally low in cold-stored beef carcasses.
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- Piotr Łada
- Department of Epizootiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 2 St, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Epizootiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 2 St, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Epizootiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 2 St, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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Seakamela EM, Diseko L, Malatji D, Makhado L, Motau M, Jambwa K, Magwedere K, Ntushelo N, Matle I. Characterisation and antibiotic resistance of Yersinia enterocolitica from various meat categories, South Africa. Onderstepoort J Vet Res 2022; 89:e1-e11. [PMID: 36453823 PMCID: PMC9724029 DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v89i1.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Yersinia enterocolitica infections impose a significant public health and socioeconomic burden on human population in many countries. The current study investigated the prevalence, antimicrobial resistance profile and molecular diversity of Y. enterocolitica in meat and meat products across various retail outlets in selected provinces of South Africa (SA). In a cross-sectional study, a total of 581 retail meat and meat products were collected from four cities across three provinces of SA. Samples were from beef and pork products, which included 292 raw intact, 167 raw processed, and 122 ready-to-eat (RTE) meats. Samples were analysed using classical microbiological methods for isolation, identification and biotyping of Y. enterocolitica. Conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed for confirmation, serotyping, screening of virulence (n = 11) and antimicrobial resistance (n = 18) genes. Phenotypic antimicrobial resistance profiles were determined against 12 antibiotics discs, using disc diffusion method. The overall prevalence of 12% (70/581) was reported across all cities with contamination proportion reported in samples collected from raw intact 15% (43/292), followed by raw processed 11% (18/167) and RTE meats 7% (9/122). All positive isolates were of biotype 1A with 7% (5/70) belonging to bioserotype 1A/O:8. Most of the isolates harboured ymoA, ystB, fepD, ail, fepA, invA and myfA virulence genes. High antimicrobial resistance frequency was observed for ampicillin (94%), cephalothin (83%) and amoxicillin (41%), respectively. Of the 18 tested antimicrobial resistance genes, blaTEM was the most predominant (40%) followed by cmlA (21%). This study reveals the presence of antimicrobial resistant Y. enterocolitica possessing virulent genes of public health importance in products of animal origin, therefore, health monitoring and surveillance of this pathogen is required.
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- Emmanuel M Seakamela
- Bacteriology Division, Onderstepoort Veterinary Research, Agricultural Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa; and, Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Pretoria.
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Takeda T, Asaoka D, Ogiya S, Akashi K, Abe D, Suzuki M, Akazawa Y, Ueda K, Ueyama H, Shibuya T, Osada T, Hojo M, Hirai S, Ueki R, Nagahara A. A Case of Yersinia enterocolitica Enteritis Diagnosed with Erythema Nodosum. Intern Med 2022; 62:1479-1485. [PMID: 36198596 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.0489-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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We herein report a rare case of Yersinia enterocolitica enteritis with a fever and abdominal pain followed by erythema nodosum (EN) a few days later. The diagnosis was confirmed based on characteristic colonoscopy and computed tomography findings, pathology, and mucosal culture. Yersinia enteritis is a curable disease provided a proper diagnosis and treatment are performed. Although EN is a rare clinical course, it should still be considered as a differential diagnosis.
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- Tsutomu Takeda
- Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo Tokyo Koto Geriatric Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Juntendo Tokyo Koto Geriatric Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Juntendo Tokyo Koto Geriatric Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo Tokyo Koto Geriatric Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Human Pathology, Juntendo Tokyo Koto Geriatric Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Juntendo Tokyo Koto Geriatric Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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Kim HR, Han MS, Eom YB. Anti-bacterial and Anti-biofilm Effects of Equol on Yersinia enterocolitica. Indian J Microbiol 2022; 62:401-410. [PMID: 35974918 PMCID: PMC9375796 DOI: 10.1007/s12088-022-01020-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Yersinia enterocolitica has clinical significance due to its etiological role in yersiniosis and gastroenteritis. This study was designed to assess anti-bacterial and anti-biofilm effects of equol on Y. enterocolitica via phenotypic and genetic analyses. To determine its anti-bacterial activity, minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of equol against clinically isolated Y. enterocolitica strains were analyzed. Subsequently, it was confirmed that the sub-MIC90 value of equol could inhibit biofilm formation and reduce preformed biofilm. Furthermore, it was found that equol could reduce the expression of biofilm-related (hmsT) gene in Y. enterocolitica. This study also demonstrated that equol not only reduced levels of bacterial motility, but also decreased the expression of a motility-related (flhDC) gene in Y. enterocolitica. XTT [2,3-bis (2-metoxy-4-nitro-5-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium-5-carboxanilide] reduction analysis revealed that equol attenuated cellular metabolic activities in Y. enterocolitica biofilm. Additionally, changes in biomass and cell density in equol-treated biofilms were visualized using a confocal laser scanning microscope. In conclusion, this study suggests that equol is a potential anti-bacterial and anti-biofilm agent to treat Y. enterocolitica.
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- Hye-Rim Kim
- Department of Medical Sciences, Graduate School, Soonchunhyang University, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do 31538 Republic of Korea
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- Present Address: Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Medical Sciences, Soonchunhyang University, 22 Soonchunhyang-ro, Sinchang-myeon, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do 31538 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Graduate School, Soonchunhyang University, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do 31538 Republic of Korea
- Present Address: Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Medical Sciences, Soonchunhyang University, 22 Soonchunhyang-ro, Sinchang-myeon, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do 31538 Republic of Korea
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Mancini ME, Beverelli M, Donatiello A, Didonna A, Dattoli L, Faleo S, Occhiochiuso G, Galante D, Rondinone V, Del Sambro L, Bianco A, Miccolupo A, Goffredo E. Isolation and characterization of Yersinia enterocolitica from foods in Apulia and Basilicata regions (Italy) by conventional and modern methods. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0268706. [PMID: 35830422 PMCID: PMC9278756 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Yersiniosis is the third most reported food-borne zoonosis in Europe. The aim of the present study was to perform the search for Yersinia enterocolitica in food samples collected from Apulia and Basilicata regions (Southern Italy) and to characterize any isolates by classical and modern analytical methods. A total of 130 samples were analyzed between July 2018 and July 2019: most of them were raw milk and dairy products made from it. Furthermore, 8 out of 130 samples were individual milk samples collected from bovines reared in a Brucella-free farm which showed false positive serological reaction for brucellosis due to the presence of pathogenic Y. enterocolitica O:9 biotype 2 in faeces. The Real Time PCR targeting the ail gene and the culture method were performed to detect pathogenic Y. enterocolitica. Isolates were subjected to API 20E (Biomerieux) and MALDI-TOF MS (Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-Flight) for species identification. All samples were negative for the ail gene. The culture method allowed to isolate suspicious colonies from 28 samples. The API 20E system and the MALDI-TOF MS technique identified 20 Y. enterocolitica and 1 Y. intermedia in a concordant way. The remaining 7 strains were all identified as Y. enterocolitica by the API 20E system, while the MALDI-TOF MS recognized 4 Y. intermedia, 1 Y. bercovieri and 2 Y. massiliensis. Genotypic characterization of the discordant strains was performed by rMLST and it confirmed the MALDI-TOF MS' results. Only non-pathogenic Y. enterocolitica biotype 1A strains were found, although with a non-negligible prevalence (P = 0.15 with CI 95% = ± 0.06). This study indicates a poor circulation of pathogenic Y. enterocolitica in food products made and marketed in the investigated areas. However, the small number of samples, insufficient for some food categories such as meat and vegetable, does not allow to exclude the presence of pathogenic strains at all.
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, Foggia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, Foggia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, Foggia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, Foggia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, Foggia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, Foggia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, Foggia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, Foggia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, Foggia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, Foggia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, Foggia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, Foggia, Italy
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Platt-Samoraj A. Toxigenic Properties of Yersinia enterocolitica Biotype 1A. Toxins (Basel) 2022; 14:118. [PMID: 35202145 PMCID: PMC8877543 DOI: 10.3390/toxins14020118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Yersinia (Y.) enterocolitica, an etiological agent of yersiniosis, is a bacterium whose pathogenicity is determined, among other things, by its ability to produce toxins. The aim of this article was to present the most important toxins that are produced by biotype 1A strains of Y. enterocolitica, and to discuss their role in the pathogenesis of yersiniosis. Y. enterocolitica biotype 1A strains are able to synthesize variants of thermostable YST enterotoxin and play a key role in the pathogenesis of yersiniosis. Biotype 1A strains of Y. enterocolitica also produce Y. enterocolitica pore-forming toxins, YaxA and YaxB. These toxins form pores in the cell membrane of host target cells and cause osmotic lysis, which is of particular importance in systemic infections. Insecticidal toxin complex genes have been detected in some clinical biotype 1A strains of Y. enterocolitica. However, their role has not yet been fully elucidated. Strains belonging to biotype 1A have long been considered non-pathogenic. This view is beginning to change due to the emerging knowledge about the toxigenic potential of these bacteria and their ability to overcome the defense barriers of the host organism.
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- Aleksandra Platt-Samoraj
- Department of Epizootiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, 10-718 Olsztyn, Poland
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Delaunay M, Laterza F, Verdon R. Yersinia enterocolitica endocarditis on aortic bioprosthesis: A case report. IDCases 2022; 30:e01617. [PMID: 36164317 PMCID: PMC9508465 DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Marin Delaunay
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Caen, 14 000 Caen, France
- Corresponding author.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Internal medicine, Centre hospitalier publique du Cotentin, 50100 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Caen, 14 000 Caen, France
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Pegoraro K, Sereno MJ, Viana C, Martins BTF, Yamatogi RS, Nero LA, Bersot LDS. Pathogenic potential and antibiotic resistance of Yersinia enterocolitica, a foodborne pathogen limited to swine tonsils in a pork production chain from Southern Brazil. Braz J Microbiol 2021; 52:2335-2342. [PMID: 34406639 PMCID: PMC8578270 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-021-00591-3] [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: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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In this study, we aimed to characterize the distribution of Yersinia enterocolitica in a pork production chain in Brazil, as well as the virulence profile and antibiotic resistance of the obtained isolates. Samples from 10 pig lots obtained from finishing farms (water, feed, and barn floors, n = 30), slaughterhouse (lairage floors, carcasses at four processing steps, tonsils, and mesenteric lymph nodes, n = 610), and processing (end cuts, processing environment, n = 160) were obtained in Paraná state, Brazil, and subjected to Y. enterocolitica detection by ISO 10,273. The obtained isolates were identified based on biochemical and molecular features (16 s rRNA, inv, bioserotyping) and subjected to PCR assays to detect virulence (ail, ystA, ystB, virF, myfA, fepA, fepD, fes, tccC, ymoA, hreP, and sat) and multidrug resistance-related genes (emrD, yfhD, and marC). Also, isolates were subjected to disk diffusion test to characterize their resistance against 17 antibiotics from 11 classes and to pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) after XbaI macro-restriction. Y. enterocolitica was detected in a single sample (tonsil), and the obtained three isolates were characterized as serotype O:3, harboring ail, ystA, virF, myfA, tccC, ymoA, hreP, emrD, yfhD, and marC, and resistant to all tested antibiotics. The three isolates presented identical macro-restriction profiles by PFGE, also identical to isolates obtained from Minas Gerais, other Brazilian state; one selected isolate was identified as biotype 4. Despite the low occurrence of Y. enterocolitica in the studied pork production, the virulence potential and the antibiotic resistance profiles of the isolates demonstrated their pathogenic potential, and the macro-restriction profiles indicate strains descending from a common subtype in the pork production chain of two Brazilian States.
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- Kadigia Pegoraro
- LACOMA, Laboratório de Inspeção e Controle de Qualidade de Água e Alimentos, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Ciências Veterinárias, PR, 85950 000, Palotina, Brazil
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- LACOMA, Laboratório de Inspeção e Controle de Qualidade de Água e Alimentos, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Ciências Veterinárias, PR, 85950 000, Palotina, Brazil
- InsPOA, Laboratório de Inspeção de Produtos de Origem Animal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Veterinária, Viçosa, MG, 36570 900, Brazil
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- LACOMA, Laboratório de Inspeção e Controle de Qualidade de Água e Alimentos, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Ciências Veterinárias, PR, 85950 000, Palotina, Brazil
- InsPOA, Laboratório de Inspeção de Produtos de Origem Animal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Veterinária, Viçosa, MG, 36570 900, Brazil
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- InsPOA, Laboratório de Inspeção de Produtos de Origem Animal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Veterinária, Viçosa, MG, 36570 900, Brazil
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- InsPOA, Laboratório de Inspeção de Produtos de Origem Animal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Veterinária, Viçosa, MG, 36570 900, Brazil
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- InsPOA, Laboratório de Inspeção de Produtos de Origem Animal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Veterinária, Viçosa, MG, 36570 900, Brazil.
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- LACOMA, Laboratório de Inspeção e Controle de Qualidade de Água e Alimentos, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Ciências Veterinárias, PR, 85950 000, Palotina, Brazil.
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Damodharan K, Palaniyandi SA, Suh JW, Yang SH. Probiotic Characterization of Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei KNI9 Inhibiting Adherence of Yersinia enterocolitica on Caco-2 Cells In Vitro. Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins 2021; 12:600-607. [PMID: 31289994 DOI: 10.1007/s12602-019-09535-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The study was aimed to characterize the probiotic properties of Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei strain KNI9 and its antagonistic activity against Yersinia enterocolitica subsp. enterocolitica. The strain KNI9 was susceptible to antibiotics such as chloramphenicol, tetracycline, erythromycin, and streptomycin recommended by European food safety authority (EFSA). Strain KNI9 exhibited tolerance to simulated oro-gastrointestinal (OGT) condition, adherence to Caco-2 cells, and antimicrobial activity against intestinal enteric pathogens such as Yersinia enterocolitica subsp. enterocolitica, Shigella boydii, and Listeria monocytogenes. Furthermore, the strain KNI9 inhibited the adherence and invasiveness of Y. enterocolitica subsp. enterocolitica to Caco-2 cell line. These results indicate that the L. paracasei subsp. paracasei KNI9 could be further developed into a potential probiotic strain after appropriate in vivo studies.
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- Karthiyaini Damodharan
- Center for Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical Materials, College of Natural Science, Myongji University, Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi-Do, 17058, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Mepco Nagar, Mepco Engineering College Post, Sivakasi, Tamilnadu, 626005, India
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- Center for Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical Materials, College of Natural Science, Myongji University, Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi-Do, 17058, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, Chonnam, 59626, Republic of Korea.
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Rees EM, Minter A, Edmunds WJ, Lau CL, Kucharski AJ, Lowe R. Transmission modelling of environmentally persistent zoonotic diseases: a systematic review. Lancet Planet Health 2021; 5:e466-e478. [PMID: 34245717 DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(21)00137-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 05/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Transmission of many infectious diseases depends on interactions between humans, animals, and the environment. Incorporating these complex processes in transmission dynamic models can help inform policy and disease control interventions. We identified 20 diseases involving environmentally persistent pathogens (ie, pathogens that survive for more than 48 h in the environment and can cause subsequent human infections), of which indirect transmission can occur from animals to humans via the environment. Using a systematic approach, we critically appraised dynamic transmission models for environmentally persistent zoonotic diseases to quantify traits of models across diseases. 210 transmission modelling studies were identified and most studies considered diseases of domestic animals or high-income settings, or both. We found that less than half of studies validated their models to real-world data, and environmental data on pathogen persistence was rarely incorporated. Model structures varied, with few studies considering the animal-human-environment interface of transmission in the context of a One Health framework. This Review highlights the need for more data-driven modelling of these diseases and a holistic One Health approach to model these pathogens to inform disease prevention and control strategies.
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- Eleanor M Rees
- Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
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- Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Research School of Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia; School of Public Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Msomi NN, Padayachee T, Nzuza N, Syed PR, Kryś JD, Chen W, Gront D, Nelson DR, Syed K. In Silico Analysis of P450s and Their Role in Secondary Metabolism in the Bacterial Class Gammaproteobacteria. Molecules 2021; 26:1538. [PMID: 33799696 PMCID: PMC7998510 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26061538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The impact of lifestyle on shaping the genome content of an organism is a well-known phenomenon and cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYPs/P450s), heme-thiolate proteins that are ubiquitously present in organisms, are no exception. Recent studies focusing on a few bacterial species such as Streptomyces, Mycobacterium, Cyanobacteria and Firmicutes revealed that the impact of lifestyle affected the P450 repertoire in these species. However, this phenomenon needs to be understood in other bacterial species. We therefore performed genome data mining, annotation, phylogenetic analysis of P450s and their role in secondary metabolism in the bacterial class Gammaproteobacteria. Genome-wide data mining for P450s in 1261 Gammaproteobacterial species belonging to 161 genera revealed that only 169 species belonging to 41 genera have P450s. A total of 277 P450s found in 169 species grouped into 84 P450 families and 105 P450 subfamilies, where 38 new P450 families were found. Only 18% of P450s were found to be involved in secondary metabolism in Gammaproteobacterial species, as observed in Firmicutes as well. The pathogenic or commensal lifestyle of Gammaproteobacterial species influences them to such an extent that they have the lowest number of P450s compared to other bacterial species, indicating the impact of lifestyle on shaping the P450 repertoire. This study is the first report on comprehensive analysis of P450s in Gammaproteobacteria.
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- Ntombizethu Nokuphiwa Msomi
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Zululand, KwaDlangezwa 3886, South Africa; (N.N.M.); (T.P.); (N.N.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Zululand, KwaDlangezwa 3886, South Africa; (N.N.M.); (T.P.); (N.N.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Zululand, KwaDlangezwa 3886, South Africa; (N.N.M.); (T.P.); (N.N.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa;
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- Biological and Chemical Research Center, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Genetics, University of Göttingen, 37077 Göttingen, Germany;
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- Biological and Chemical Research Center, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Zululand, KwaDlangezwa 3886, South Africa; (N.N.M.); (T.P.); (N.N.)
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New Insights on the Feature and Function of Tail Tubular Protein B and Tail Fiber Protein of the Lytic Bacteriophage φYeO3-12 Specific for Yersinia enterocolitica Serotype O:3. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25194392. [PMID: 32987777 PMCID: PMC7582827 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25194392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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For the first time, we are introducing TTPBgp12 and TFPgp17 as new members of the tail tubular proteins B (TTPB) and tail fiber proteins (TFP) family, respectively. These proteins originate from Yersinia enterocolitica phage φYeO3-12. It was originally thought that these were structural proteins. However, our results show that they also inhibit bacterial growth and biofilm formation. According to the bioinformatic analysis, TTPBgp12 is functionally and structurally similar to the TTP of Enterobacteria phage T7 and adopts a β-structure. TFPgp17 contains an intramolecular chaperone domain at its C-terminal end. The N-terminus of TFPgp17 is similar to other representatives of the TFP family. Interestingly, the predicted 3D structure of TFPgp17 is similar to other bacterial S-layer proteins. Based on the thermal unfolding experiment, TTPBgp12 seems to be a two-domain protein that aggregates in the presence of sugars such as maltose and N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc). These sugars cause two unfolding events to transition into one global event. TFPgp17 is a one-domain protein. Maltose and GlcNAc decrease the aggregation temperature of TFPgp17, while the presence of N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) increases the temperature of its aggregation. The thermal unfolding analysis of the concentration gradient of TTPBgp12 and TFPgp17 indicates that with decreasing concentrations, both proteins increase in stability. However, a decrease in the protein concentration also causes an increase in its aggregation, for both TTPBgp12 and TFPgp17.
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Filik K, Szermer-Olearnik B, Wernecki M, Happonen LJ, Pajunen MI, Nawaz A, Qasim MS, Jun JW, Mattinen L, Skurnik M, Brzozowska E. The Podovirus ϕ80-18 Targets the Pathogenic American Biotype 1B Strains of Yersinia enterocolitica. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1356. [PMID: 32636826 PMCID: PMC7316996 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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We report here the complete genome sequence and characterization of Yersinia bacteriophage vB_YenP_ϕ80-18. ϕ80-18 was isolated in 1991 using a Y. enterocolitica serotype O:8 strain 8081 as a host from a sewage sample in Turku, Finland, and based on its morphological and genomic features is classified as a podovirus. The genome is 42 kb in size and has 325 bp direct terminal repeats characteristic for podoviruses. The genome contains 57 predicted genes, all encoded in the forward strand, of which 29 showed no similarity to any known genes. Phage particle proteome analysis identified altogether 24 phage particle-associated proteins (PPAPs) including those identified as structural proteins such as major capsid, scaffolding and tail component proteins. In addition, also the DNA helicase, DNA ligase, DNA polymerase, 5'-exonuclease, and the lytic glycosylase proteins were identified as PPAPs, suggesting that they might be injected together with the phage genome into the host cell to facilitate the take-over of the host metabolism. The phage-encoded RNA-polymerase and DNA-primase were not among the PPAPs. Promoter search predicted the presence of four phage and eleven host RNA polymerase -specific promoters in the genome, suggesting that early transcription of the phage is host RNA-polymerase dependent and that the phage RNA polymerase takes over later. The phage tolerates pH values between 2 and 12, and is stable at 50°C but is inactivated at 60°C. It grows slowly with a 50 min latent period and has apparently a low burst size. Electron microscopy revealed that the phage has a head diameter of about 60 nm, and a short tail of 20 nm. Whole-genome phylogenetic analysis confirmed that ϕ80-18 belongs to the Autographivirinae subfamily of the Podoviridae family, that it is 93.2% identical to Yersinia phage fHe-Yen3-01. Host range analysis showed that ϕ80-18 can infect in addition to Y. enterocolitica serotype O:8 strains also strains of serotypes O:4, O:4,32, O:20 and O:21, the latter ones representing similar to Y. enterocolitica serotype O:8, the American pathogenic biotype 1B strains. In conclusion, the phage ϕ80-18 is a promising candidate for the biocontrol of the American biotype 1B Y. enterocolitica.
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- Karolina Filik
- Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Biosciences, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Research Programme Unit Immunobiology, Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Human Microbiome Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Research Programme Unit Immunobiology, Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Human Microbiome Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Molecular and Integrative Biosciences Research Programme, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Aquaculture, The Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries, Jeonju, South Korea
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- Research Programme Unit Immunobiology, Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Human Microbiome Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Research Programme Unit Immunobiology, Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Human Microbiome Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Division of Clinical Microbiology, Helsinki University Hospital, HUSLAB, Helsinki, Finland
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- Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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Novakovic S, Djekic I, Klaus A, Vunduk J, Đorđević V, Tomovic V, Koćić‐Tanackov S, Lorenzo JM, Barba FJ, Tomasevic I. Application of porcini mushroom (
Boletus edulis
) to improve the quality of frankfurters. J FOOD PROCESS PRES 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/jfpp.14556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Sasa Novakovic
- Department of Animal Source Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture University of Belgrade Belgrade Serbia
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- Department of Animal Source Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture University of Belgrade Belgrade Serbia
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- Department of Animal Source Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture University of Belgrade Belgrade Serbia
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- Department of Animal Source Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture University of Belgrade Belgrade Serbia
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- Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology Belgrade Serbia
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- Department of Food Preservation Engineering, Faculty of Technology University of Novi Sad Novi Sad Serbia
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- Department of Food Preservation Engineering, Faculty of Technology University of Novi Sad Novi Sad Serbia
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- Nutrition and Food Science Area, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Food Sciences, Toxicology and Forensic Medicine Department Faculty of Pharmacy Universitat de València Burjassot Spain
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- Department of Animal Source Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture University of Belgrade Belgrade Serbia
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Bozcal E. A general view on virulence determinants and infection strategies of Yersinia enterocolitica. MINERVA BIOTECNOL 2020. [DOI: 10.23736/s1120-4826.19.02582-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ragno VM, Uehlinger FD, Gabadage K, Movasseghi AR, Montgomery JB. Investigation of a Yersinia enterocolitica outbreak in a commercial alpaca farm in Saskatchewan. THE CANADIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL = LA REVUE VETERINAIRE CANADIENNE 2019; 60:877-882. [PMID: 31391607 PMCID: PMC6625175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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An outbreak of enterocolitis and sudden deaths occurred in an alpaca herd in Saskatchewan (mortality rate: 18.6%). Yersinia enterocolitica was isolated from the intestine, liver, and spleen of the index case, the kidney of a second case, and the feces of affected animals. The initial source of infection could not be identified. Treatment with oxytetracycline was followed by resolution of diarrhea and arrest of fatalities. The end of the outbreak was determined by absence of new cases and negative fecal cultures. This is the first report of a presumed herd outbreak of yersiniosis in camelids in North America.
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- Valentina M Ragno
- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Ragno, Uehlinger, Gabadage, Montgomery); Prairie Diagnostic Services, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Movasseghi)
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Ragno, Uehlinger, Gabadage, Montgomery); Prairie Diagnostic Services, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Movasseghi)
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Ragno, Uehlinger, Gabadage, Montgomery); Prairie Diagnostic Services, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Movasseghi)
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Ragno, Uehlinger, Gabadage, Montgomery); Prairie Diagnostic Services, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Movasseghi)
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Ragno, Uehlinger, Gabadage, Montgomery); Prairie Diagnostic Services, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Movasseghi)
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Yersinia enterocolitica. Food Microbiol 2019. [DOI: 10.1128/9781555819972.ch16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Saragliadis A, Linke D. Assay development for the discovery of small-molecule inhibitors of YadA adhesion to collagen. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 5:100025. [PMID: 32743141 PMCID: PMC7388967 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcsw.2019.100025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Revised: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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We set out to develop scalable assays to measure bacterial adhesion to mammalian extracellular matrix proteins, with the aim to perform high-throughput screening for inhibitors. Our model system is the trimeric autotransporter adhesin YadA from Yersinia enterocolitica that binds to collagen. Using bacterial cells expressing GFP under an inducible promotor, and co-expressing the adhesin of choice, we were able to establish a 384-well plate-based assay that allowed us to screen 28,000 compounds in 8 days (3520 compounds per day). We have collected all parameters that were essential in assay development, and describe how they can be tuned for improved performance. Out of 28,000 compounds, 5 compounds showed significant inhibitory activity, measured as loss of fluorescence compared to control wells. Our assay is easy to scale up, and can be adopted to different ECM component/Adhesin combinations. Alternatively, bacterial pathogens (harboring deletion mutants of adhesins compared to wildtype) could be used directly in the same assay if they express GFP as a reporter at high levels.
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- Athanasios Saragliadis
- Section for Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Section for Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Di Marco N, Lucero-Estrada C, R Pungitore C. Aporphinoid alkaloids as antimicrobial agents against Yersinia enterocolitica. Lett Appl Microbiol 2019; 68:437-445. [PMID: 30687933 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Revised: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Foodborne diseases have become a health issue worldwide, mainly due to the consumption of contaminated foods that are either raw, improperly heat treated or cross-contaminated after adequate heat treatment foods. A group of alkaloids extracted from plants were tested to evaluate their antimicrobial effect against different strains of Yersinia enterocolitica and other foodborne bacteria. The results obtained reveal that oliveridine and pachypodanthine inhibited Y. enterocolitica growth, with MIC values of 25 μmol l-1 and 100 μmol l-1 respectively. The results indicated that both alkaloids are good growth inhibitors, but oliveridine showed greater inhibitory effect with lower MIC values. Inhibitory alkaloids can be developed as potential antimicrobials in food system to prevent or treat foodborne diseases, thus contributing to solve the global issue of contaminated food consumption. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Alkaloids are abundant secondary metabolites in plants and represent one of the most widespread class of compounds endowed with multiple and varied pharmacological properties. In this work, we propose two aporphinoid alkaloids extracted from plants as new antimicrobial agents. Oliveridine and pachypodanthine inhibited Yersinia enterocolitica growth for up to 96 h of culture. This is the first reported study of the activity of these alkaloids as antimicrobial compounds.
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- N Di Marco
- Instituto de Investigación en Tecnología Química- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (INTEQUI-CONICET), San Luis, Argentina.,Departamento de Química, Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina
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- Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas de San Luis-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IMIBIO-SL-CONICET), San Luis, Argentina.,Microbiología General, Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigación en Tecnología Química- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (INTEQUI-CONICET), San Luis, Argentina.,Departamento de Química, Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina
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Ahmad S, Raza S, Qurat-ul-Ain, Uddin R, Rungrotmongkol T, Azam SS. From phylogeny to protein dynamics: A computational hierarchical quest for potent drug identification against an emerging enteropathogen “Yersinia enterocolitica”. J Mol Liq 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Mastrodonato AC, Favier GI, Lucero Estrada CSM, Vidal R, Escudero ME. Bioserotypes, virulence genes, antimicrobial susceptibility and genomic diversity ofYersinia enterocoliticaisolates from Argentina and Chile. J Food Saf 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/jfs.12491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Anna Chiara Mastrodonato
- Microbiologia Area Faculty of Chemistry Biochemistry and Pharmacy, National University of San Luis, Ejército de los Andes 950 Bloque 1 Piso 1, 5700; San Luis Argentina
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- Microbiologia Area Faculty of Chemistry Biochemistry and Pharmacy, National University of San Luis, Ejército de los Andes 950 Bloque 1 Piso 1, 5700; San Luis Argentina
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- Microbiologia Area Faculty of Chemistry Biochemistry and Pharmacy, National University of San Luis, Ejército de los Andes 950 Bloque 1 Piso 1, 5700; San Luis Argentina
- Multidisciplinary Institute of Biological Researches of San Luis National Council of Scientific and Technological Researches (IMIBIO-SL-CONICET); San Luis Argentina
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- Microbiology and Mycology Program; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad of Chile; Santiago Chile
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- Microbiologia Area Faculty of Chemistry Biochemistry and Pharmacy, National University of San Luis, Ejército de los Andes 950 Bloque 1 Piso 1, 5700; San Luis Argentina
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Bancerz-Kisiel A, Pieczywek M, Łada P, Szweda W. The Most Important Virulence Markers of Yersinia enterocolitica and Their Role during Infection. Genes (Basel) 2018; 9:E235. [PMID: 29751540 PMCID: PMC5977175 DOI: 10.3390/genes9050235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Yersinia enterocolitica is the causative agent of yersiniosis, a zoonotic disease of growing epidemiological importance with significant consequences for public health. This pathogenic species has been intensively studied for many years. Six biotypes (1A, 1B, 2, 3, 4, 5) and more than 70 serotypes of Y. enterocolitica have been identified to date. The biotypes of Y. enterocolitica are divided according to their pathogenic properties: the non-pathogenic biotype 1A, weakly pathogenic biotypes 2⁻5, and the highly pathogenic biotype 1B. Due to the complex pathogenesis of yersiniosis, further research is needed to expand our knowledge of the molecular mechanisms involved in the infection process and the clinical course of the disease. Many factors, both plasmid and chromosomal, significantly influence these processes. The aim of this study was to present the most important virulence markers of Y. enterocolitica and their role during infection.
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- Agata Bancerz-Kisiel
- Department of Epizootiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 2 Str., 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Department of Epizootiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 2 Str., 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Department of Epizootiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 2 Str., 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Department of Epizootiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 2 Str., 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland.
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Kim J, Coble DJ, Salyards GW, Habing GG. Comparative Review of Antimicrobial Resistance in Humans and Nonhuman Primates. Comp Med 2018; 68:124-130. [PMID: 29663937 PMCID: PMC5897968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Revised: 03/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) presents serious threats to human and animal health. Although AMR of pathogens is often evaluated independently between humans and animals, comparative analysis of AMR between humans and animals is necessary for zoonotic pathogens. Major surveillance systems monitor AMR of zoonotic pathogens in humans and food animals, but comprehensive AMR data in veterinary medicine is not diligently monitored for most animal species with which humans commonly contact, including NHP. The objective of this review is to provide a complete report of the prevalences of AMR among zoonotic bacteria that present the greatest threats to NHP, occupational, and public health. High prevalences of AMR exist among Shigella, Campylobacter, and Yersinia, including resistance to antimicrobials important to public health, such as macrolides. Despite improvements in regulations, standards, policies, practices, and zoonotic awareness, occupational exposures to and illnesses due to zoonotic pathogens continue to be reported and, given the documented prevalences of AMR, constitute an occupational and public health risk. However, published literature is sparse, thus indicating the need for veterinarians to proactively monitor AMR in dangerous zoonotic bacteria, to enable veterinarians to make more informed decisions to maximize antimicrobial therapy and minimize occupational risk.
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- Jeffrey Kim
- Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Laboratory Animal Resources, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- California National Primate Research Center, University of California-Davis, Davis, California, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,
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Bancerz-Kisiel A, Szczerba-Turek A, Platt-Samoraj A, Michalczyk M, Szweda W. Characterisation of ail-positive Yersinia enterocolitica of different biotypes using HRMA. Int J Food Microbiol 2018; 269:46-51. [PMID: 29421357 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2018.01.016] [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: 10/30/2017] [Revised: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Yersiniosis is one of the four most frequent foodborne zoonotic diseases in Europe, and Yersinia enterocolitica is the primary agent in human infections. The ail gene is an important chromosomal virulence marker of Y. enterocolitica which encodes Ail, a 17-kDa outer membrane protein that promotes attachment and invasion. In the present study, ail-positive Y. enterocolitica strains of different biotypes were examined using high resolution melting analysis (HRMA) and DNA sequencing. Genotype data relating to Y. enterocolitica strains isolated from different sources and belonging to different biotypes were compared. Applied method allowed efficient distinguishing of three genotypes and phylogenetic groups: 1A - included non-pathogenic Y. enterocolitica strains; 1B - consisted of highly pathogenic Y. enterocolitica strains and 2/4 - involved weakly pathogenic Y. enterocolitica strains. Amplicon genotyping based on HRMA supports rapid identification of ail SNPs correlated with biotype of examined Y. enterocolitica strains.
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- Agata Bancerz-Kisiel
- Department of Epizootiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 2, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Department of Epizootiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 2, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Epizootiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 2, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Parasitology and Invasiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 2, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Epizootiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 2, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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Wildemann P, Gava D, Sfaciotte RAP, Melo FD, Ferraz SM, da Costa UM, Vaz EK. Low occurrence of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica in pig tonsils at slaughter in Southern Brazil. Trop Anim Health Prod 2017; 50:671-675. [PMID: 28963596 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-017-1437-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Yersinia enterocolitica is a foodborne pathogen and pigs are the main reservoir of it in their tonsils. As Brazil is a large producer and exporter of pork meat and information regarding this pathogen is still quite scarce, this study aimed at evaluating the direct detection of Y. enterocolitica followed by pathogenic Y. enterocolitica (PYE) determination in tonsils of slaughtered pigs. For this purpose, 400 pig tonsils were collected from 15 farms in four federally certified slaughterhouses in Southern Brazil. Initially, samples were screened using conventional PCR targeting of the 16sRNA gene, followed by multiplex PCR (mPCR) in order to detect three virulence genes (ail, yadA, and virF) and quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) for the detection of the ail gene. One hundred and one (25.2%) of the samples tested positive for the 16sRNA gene. However, a PYE was detected in one out of the 101 Y. enterocolitica positive samples. The three virulence genes were determined by mPCR and confirmed by partial DNA sequencing. Thus, a significant occurrence of Y. enterocolitica was observed in pig tonsils from federally inspected slaughterhouses in Brazil, although the presence of pathogenic strains was quite low.
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- Paula Wildemann
- Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Av. Luiz de Camões 2090, Lages, SC, 88520-000, Brazil.
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- , EMBRAPA Suínos e Aves, BR153, Km110, Concórdia, SC, 89715-899, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Av. Luiz de Camões 2090, Lages, SC, 88520-000, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Av. Luiz de Camões 2090, Lages, SC, 88520-000, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Av. Luiz de Camões 2090, Lages, SC, 88520-000, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Av. Luiz de Camões 2090, Lages, SC, 88520-000, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Av. Luiz de Camões 2090, Lages, SC, 88520-000, Brazil
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Rusak LA, Junqueira RM, Hofer E, Vallim DC, Asensi MD. Next-generation sequencing virulome analysis of a Yersinia enterocolitica subsp. palearctica bioserotype 4/O:3 ST18 isolated from human blood in Brazil. Braz J Infect Dis 2017; 21:550-553. [PMID: 28571687 PMCID: PMC9425461 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2017.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Revised: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Yersinia enterocolitica is a widespread Gram-negative bacterium that causes gastrointestinal disease and other clinical manifestations in humans. Potentially pathogenic Y. enterocolitica has been isolated in Brazil, from human, environmental, food, and animal sources. Herein we report a genome sequence of Y. enterocolitica subsp. palearctica strain YE 19, serotype O:3, biotype 4, sequence type 18, with virulence determinants isolated from human blood in Rio de Janeiro in 2005. The results corroborate other findings that this strain harbors a set of virulence determinants that could play a role in host pathoadaptation and may also justify the successful dissemination of bioserotype 4/O:3 in Brazil. The presence of strains harboring all of these virulence genes in Brazil is a potential threat to young children and immunocompromised individuals, for whom yersiniosis are a significant source of morbidity and mortality. The results of a genomic data analysis will help understand the virulence of Brazilian strains and provide data for Y. enterocolitica studies worldwide.
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- Leonardo Alves Rusak
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Pesquisa em Infecção Hospitalar, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Biologia Computacional e Sistemas, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Zoonoses Bacterianas/Setor Listeria, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Zoonoses Bacterianas/Setor Listeria, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Pesquisa em Infecção Hospitalar, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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KAMEYAMA M, YABATA J, OBANE N, OTSUKA H, NOMURA Y. Detection of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica in pet Djungarian hamsters in Japan. J Vet Med Sci 2016; 78:1639-1641. [PMID: 27396397 PMCID: PMC5095638 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.15-0654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The prevalence of Yersinia enterocolitica (Y. enterocolitica) and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis was examined in 151 pet animals including 108 rodents, 39 rabbits and four sugar gliders from 13 pet stores in the Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Y. enterocolitica serogroup O:3 biotype 3 negative for the Voges-Proskauer reaction (O:3/3 variant VP-) was isolated from five Djungarian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus) raised at the same pet store. These pathogenic Y. enterocolitica isolates carried the virulence genes, yadA, ail and virF, and were shown to be clonal by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis with NotI digestion. This is a first report of pathogenic Y. enterocolitica O:3/3 variant VP- in pet Djungarian hamsters in Japan.
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- Mitsuhiro KAMEYAMA
- Department of Health Science, Yamaguchi Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environment, 2–5–67, Aoi, Yamaguchi 753–0821,
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- Department of Health Science, Yamaguchi Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environment, 2–5–67, Aoi, Yamaguchi 753–0821,
Japan
- Present address, Division of health and environment, Shunan health and welfare center, 2–38, Mori-cho, Shunan, Yamaguchi 745–0004,
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- Department of Health Science, Yamaguchi Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environment, 2–5–67, Aoi, Yamaguchi 753–0821,
Japan
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- Department of Health Science, Yamaguchi Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environment, 2–5–67, Aoi, Yamaguchi 753–0821,
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- Department of Health Science, Yamaguchi Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environment, 2–5–67, Aoi, Yamaguchi 753–0821,
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Terech-Majewska E, Pajdak J, Platt-Samoraj A, Szczerba-Turek A, Bancerz-Kisiel A, Grabowska K. Characterization of Yersinia enterocolitica
strains potentially virulent for humans and animals in river water. J Appl Microbiol 2016; 121:554-60. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.13182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Revised: 05/02/2016] [Accepted: 05/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- E. Terech-Majewska
- Department of Epizootiology; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn; Olsztyn Poland
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- Department of Epizootiology; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn; Olsztyn Poland
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- Department of Epizootiology; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn; Olsztyn Poland
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- Department of Epizootiology; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn; Olsztyn Poland
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- Department of Epizootiology; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn; Olsztyn Poland
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- Department of Epizootiology; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn; Olsztyn Poland
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Nowakiewicz A, Zięba P, Ziółkowska G, Gnat S, Muszyńska M, Tomczuk K, Majer Dziedzic B, Ulbrych Ł, Trościańczyk A. Free-Living Species of Carnivorous Mammals in Poland: Red Fox, Beech Marten, and Raccoon as a Potential Reservoir of Salmonella, Yersinia, Listeria spp. and Coagulase-Positive Staphylococcus. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0155533. [PMID: 27171434 PMCID: PMC4865137 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The objective of the study was to examine a population of free-living carnivorous mammals most commonly found in Poland (red fox, beech marten, and raccoon) for the occurrence of bacteria that are potentially pathogenic for humans and other animal species and to determine their virulence potential (the presence of selected virulence genes). From the total pool of isolates obtained (n = 328), we selected 90 belonging to species that pose the greatest potential threat to human health: Salmonella spp. (n = 19; 4.51%), Yersinia enterocolitica (n = 10; 2.37%), Listeria monocytogenes and L. ivanovii (n = 21), and Staphylococcus aureus (n = 40; 9.5%). The Salmonella spp. isolates represented three different subspecies; S. enterica subsp. enterica accounted for a significant proportion (15/19), and most of the serotypes isolated (S. Typhimurium, S. Infantis, S. Newport and S. Enteritidis) were among the 10 non-typhoidal Salmonella serotypes that are most often responsible for infections in Europe, including Poland. Y. enterococlitica was detected in the smallest percentage of animals, but 60% of strains among the isolates tested possessed the ail gene, which is responsible for attachment and invasion. Potentially pathogenic Listeria species were isolated from approx. 5% of the animals. The presence of all tested virulence genes was shown in 35% of L. monocytogenes strains, while in the case of the other strains, the genes occurred in varying numbers and configurations. The presence of the inlA, inlC, hlyA, and iap genes was noted in all strains, whereas the genes encoding PI-PLC, actin, and internalin Imo2821 were present in varying percentages (from 80% to 55%). S. aureus was obtained from 40 individuals. Most isolates possessed the hla, hld (95% for each), and hlb (32.5%) genes encoding hemolysins as well as the gene encoding leukotoxin lukED (70%). In a similar percentage of strains (77.5%), the presence of at least one gene encoding enterotoxin was found, with 12.5% exhibiting the presence of egc-like variants. In two animals, we also noted the gene encoding the TSST-1 toxin. The results of the study showed that free-living animals may be a significant reservoir of bacteria that are potentially pathogenic for humans. The results of the statistical analysis revealed that, among the animals species studied, the red fox constitutes the most important source of infections.
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- Aneta Nowakiewicz
- Sub-Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Institute of Biological Bases of Animal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland
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- Sub-Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Institute of Biological Bases of Animal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland
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- Sub-Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Institute of Biological Bases of Animal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland
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- Sub-Department of Parasitology and Invasive Diseases, Institute of Biological Bases of Animal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland
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- Sub-Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Institute of Biological Bases of Animal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland
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- Sub-Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Institute of Biological Bases of Animal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland
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Shevchenko JI, Shilina JV, Pozur VK, Skurnik M. Effect of waaL ligase gene deletion on motility and stress adaptation reactions of Y. enterocolitica 6471/76. CYTOL GENET+ 2015. [DOI: 10.3103/s0095452715060092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Aghamohammad S, Gholami M, Dabiri H, Rahimzadeh G, Souod N, Goudarzi H, Sardari S, Mohammadzadeh A. Distribution and Antimicrobial Resistance Profile of Yersinia Species Isolated From Chicken and Beef Meat. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENTERIC PATHOGENS 2015. [DOI: 10.17795/ijep29009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Ye Q, Wu Q, Hu H, Zhang J, Huang H. Prevalence, antimicrobial resistance and genetic diversity ofYersinia enterocoliticaisolated from retail frozen foods in China. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2015; 362:fnv197. [DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnv197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A fatal case of post-transfusion sepsis caused by Yersinia enterocolitica after delivery. BLOOD TRANSFUSION = TRASFUSIONE DEL SANGUE 2015; 13:528-31. [PMID: 25761326 DOI: 10.2450/2015.0209-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2014] [Accepted: 12/15/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Mesenteric lymph node abscess due to Yersinia enterocolitica: case report and review of the literature. Clin J Gastroenterol 2014; 7:41-7. [PMID: 26183507 DOI: 10.1007/s12328-013-0452-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2013] [Accepted: 12/24/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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We describe the case of a 74-year-old female with a mesenteric lymph node abscess caused by a Yersinia enterocolitica infection. She had been administered an immunosuppressive drug and was admitted to the hospital due to a high fever, right lower abdominal pain and advanced leukocytosis. We initially diagnosed her with lymphadenitis based on the symptoms and the imaging studies. However, conservative treatment with antibiotics did not yield any improvement, and abscess formation was suspected. Surgical treatment was performed, and the culture from the drainage fluid grew Y. enterocolitica. The histological findings suggested that an ulcerative lesion of the terminal ileum was the entry port of Y. enterocolitica. The pathogen infected the mesenteric lymph nodes and spread along the ileocecal lymphatic vessels, resulting in the formation of an abscess. We also provide a review of the previously published literature on lymph node abscesses due to Y. enterocolitica infections.
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Garzetti D, Susen R, Fruth A, Tietze E, Heesemann J, Rakin A. A molecular scheme for Yersinia enterocolitica patho-serotyping derived from genome-wide analysis. Int J Med Microbiol 2013; 304:275-83. [PMID: 24246413 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2013.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2013] [Revised: 10/17/2013] [Accepted: 10/20/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Yersinia enterocolitica is a food-borne, gastro-intestinal pathogen with world-wide distribution. Only 11 serotypes have been isolated from patients, with O:3, O:9, O:8 and O:5,27 being the serotypes most commonly associated with human yersiniosis. Serotype is an important characteristic of Y. enterocolitica strains, allowing differentiation for epidemiology, diagnosis and phylogeny studies. Conventional serotyping, performed by slide agglutination, is a tedious and laborious procedure whose interpretation tends to be subjective, leading to poor reproducibility. Here we present a PCR-based typing scheme for molecular identification and patho-serotyping of Y. enterocolitica. Genome-wide comparison of Y. enterocolitica sequences allowed analysis of the O-antigen gene clusters of different serotypes, uncovering their formerly unknown genomic locations, and selection of targets for serotype-specific amplification. Two multiplex PCRs and one additional PCR were designed and tested on various reference strains and isolates from different origins. Our genotypic assay proved to be highly specific for identification of Y. enterocolitica species, discrimination between virulent and non-virulent strains, distinguishing the main human-related serotypes, and typing of conventionally untypeable strains. This genotyping scheme could be applied in microbiology laboratories as an alternative or complementary method to the traditional phenotypic assays, providing data for epidemiological studies.
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- Debora Garzetti
- Max von Pettenkofer-Institute for Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Ludwig Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Max von Pettenkofer-Institute for Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Ludwig Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode Branch, Division Enteropathogenic Bacteria and Legionella, National Reference Centre for Salmonellae and Other Bacterial Enteric Pathogens, Wernigerode, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode Branch, Division Enteropathogenic Bacteria and Legionella, National Reference Centre for Salmonellae and Other Bacterial Enteric Pathogens, Wernigerode, Germany
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- Max von Pettenkofer-Institute for Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Ludwig Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Max von Pettenkofer-Institute for Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Ludwig Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.
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Rapid subtyping of Yersinia enterocolitica by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for diagnostics and surveillance. J Clin Microbiol 2013; 51:4200-3. [PMID: 24048527 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01416-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In this study, an alternative to the current traditional bioserotyping techniques was developed for subtyping Y. enterocolitica using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). The most common pathogenic bioserotypes could easily be distinguished using only a few bioserotype-specific biomarkers. However, biochemical methods should still be used to distinguish biotype 1A from 1B.
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Genome Sequences of Four Yersinia enterocolitica Bioserotype 4/O:3 Isolates from Mammals. GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS 2013; 1:1/4/e00466-13. [PMID: 23846271 PMCID: PMC3709148 DOI: 10.1128/genomea.00466-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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ABSTRACT
We report here the complete genome sequences of four European
Yersinia enterocolitica
mammalian isolates of bioserotype 4/O:3. The genomes have an average size of 4.50 Mb, a G+C content of 47%, and between 4,231 and 4,330 coding sequences (CDSs). No relevant differences were detected by genome comparison between mammalian and human isolates.
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Scientific Opinion on the public health hazards to be covered by inspection of meat (bovine animals). EFSA J 2013. [DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2013.3266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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