Antibiotic resistance patterns of Pseudomonas spp. isolated from faecal wastes in the environment and contaminated surface water

2020 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathilde Camiade ◽  
Josselin Bodilis ◽  
Naouel Chaftar ◽  
Wassila Riah-Anglet ◽  
Johan Gardères ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The Pseudomonas genus, which includes environmental and pathogenic species, is known to present antibiotic resistances, and can receive resistance genes from multi-resistant enteric bacteria released into the environment via faecal rejects. This study was aimed to investigate the resistome of Pseudomonas populations that have been in contact with these faecal bacteria. Thus, faecal discharges originating from human or cattle were sampled (from 12 points and two sampling campaigns) and 41 Pseudomonas species identified (316 isolates studied). The resistance phenotype to 25 antibiotics was determined in all isolates, and we propose a specific antibiotic resistance pattern for 14 species (from 2 to 9 resistances). None showed resistance to aminoglycosides, tetracycline, or polymyxins. Four species carried a very low number of resistances, with none to β-lactams. Interestingly, we observed the absence of the transcriptional activator soxR gene in these four species. No plasmid transfer was highlighted by conjugation assays, and a few class 1 but no class 2 integrons were detected in strains that may have received resistance genes from Enterobacteria. These results imply that the contribution of the Pseudomonas genus to the resistome of an ecosystem first depends on the structure of the Pseudomonas populations, as they may have very different resistance profiles.

2007 ◽  
Vol 56 (7) ◽  
pp. 921-929 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esvet Mutlu ◽  
Allison J. Wroe ◽  
Karla Sanchez-Hurtado ◽  
Jon S. Brazier ◽  
Ian R. Poxton

Clostridium difficile isolates (n=149) collected in south-east Scotland between August and October 2005 were typed by four different methods and their susceptibility to seven different antibiotics was determined. The aims were to define the types of strain occurring in this region and to determine whether there were any clonal relationships among them with respect to genotype and antibiotic resistance pattern. Ribotyping revealed that 001 was the most common type (n=113, 75.8 %), followed by ribotype 106 (12 isolates, 8.1 %). The majority of the isolates (96.6 %, n=144) were of toxinotype 0, with two toxinotype V isolates and single isolates of toxinotypes I, IV and XIII. PCR and restriction analysis of the fliC gene from 147 isolates gave two restriction patterns: 145 of pattern VII and two of pattern I. Binary toxin genes were detected in only three isolates: two isolates of ribotype 126, toxinotype V, and one isolate of ribotype 023, toxinotype IV. S-types showed more variation, with 64.5 % (n=40) of the common S-type (4939) and 21 % (n=13) of S-type 4741, with six other S-types (one to three isolates each). All ribotype 001 isolates were of the same S-type (4939), with three isolates of other ribotypes being this S-type. No resistance was found to metronidazole or vancomycin, with resistance to tetracycline only found in 4.3 % of the isolates. A high proportion of isolates were resistant to clindamycin (62.9 %), moxifloxacin, ceftriaxone (both 87.1 %) and erythromycin (94.8 %). Resistance to three antibiotics (erythromycin, clindamycin and ceftriaxone) was seen in 66 isolates, with erythromycin, ceftriaxone and moxifloxacin resistance seen in 96 isolates. Resistance to all four of these antibiotics was found in 62 isolates and resistance to five (the above plus tetracycline) in one isolate: a ribotype 001, toxinotype 0 strain. Whilst ribotype 001 was the most commonly encountered type, there was no evidence of clonal relationships when all other typing and antibiotic resistance patterns were taken into account.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Nasaj ◽  
Zahra Saeidi ◽  
Babak Asghari ◽  
Ghodratollah Roshanaei ◽  
Mohammad Arabestani

Abstract Objection : Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are considered opportunistic pathogens which capable of producing several toxins, enzymes and also resistance genes. The current study aimed to determine the occurrence of different hemolysins and patterns of antibiotic resistance among CoNS species. Results : The highest frequency of antibiotic resistance was observed against cefoxitin in 49 isolates (53.8%), and the lowest resistance was against novobiocin in 5 isolates (5.5%). None of the isolates were resistant to vancomycin. The prevalence of hla, hla_yidD, hld, and hlb genes were determined as 87.9%, 62.6%, 56%, and 47.3%, respectively. The hla/yidD and hld genes were detected in 69.4% of S. epidermidis and the hla gene in 94.6% of S. haemolyticus ; hlb gene was detected in 53.1% of the S. epidermidis isolates. mecA gene was identified in 50 (55%) of the CoNS isolates. In conclusion, the results of statistical analysis showed that the hld gene had a significant association with resistance to levofloxacin and erythromycin and the hlb with clindamycin resistance. The results of this study showed that there is a significant relationship between hemolysin encoding genes and antibiotic resistance patterns; therefore, detection of virulence factors associated with antibiotic resistance has become a significant issue of concern.


Apart from feral pigs on Panjang, rats ( Rattus rattus and Rattus tiomanicus ) and bats (various families, genera and species) are the only mammals resident on the Krakatau Islands. The two species of rat occur on separate islands, R. rattus on Rakata and R. tiomanicus on Panjang and Sertung. Both occur on Java. Of the two genera of bats examined, species of Cynopterus were found on Java and all the Krakatau islands, whereas Myotis muricola muricola was detected only on Java and Rakata. The main faecal bacteria of these mammals were shown to be Escherichia coli and species of Klebsiella , Enterobacter and Citrobacter , with other bacteria (e.g. Proteus sp., Pseudomonas sp., Aeromonas sp., Serratia sp., Proteus/ Providenca sp., Morganella sp. and Streptococcus faecalis ) being present in only a minority of individuals Significant differences were noted between the faecal floras of the two rat species. E. coli was always present in R. rattus , but was less frequent in R. tiomanicus (p < 0.05), whereas species of Klebsiella and Citrobacter were less frequent in R. rattus than in R. tiomanicus (p < 0.05). Differences between the faecal floras of the two bat genera were less significant, with the four main faecal bacteria being present in each genus. However, some individual M. muricola muricola yielded S. faeclis, Morganella sp. and Proteus/Providencia sp. whereas species of Cynopterus did not ( p < 0.05). S. faecalis was detected in rats and the bat M. muricola muricola on Java, but not in mammals on the Krakataus. This may be related to the absence of humans and their domesticated animals on the Krakatau islands. Only on Java did rats carry tetracycline-resistant E. coli or tetracycline-resistant species of Klebsiella . This may be related to the widespread use of tetracycline by humans on Java, where tetracycline is available without medical supervision. Isolates of E. coli from rats on Panjang were more resistant to chloramphenicol than were E. coli isolated from rats on the other islands of the Krakatau group, and isolates of Klebsiella from bats on Panjang were more resistant to sulphamethoxazole than were Klebsiella species isolated from bats on Rakata. The reason for faecal bacteria from Panjang mammals being more antibiotic resistant than those from mammals on other islands of the group is unclear, but may be related to differences in diet and vegetation, or the presence of feral pigs on Panjang only.


2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Abbasi ◽  
Majid BaseriSalehi ◽  
Nima Bahador ◽  
Morovat Taherikalani

Aims & Objectives:The aim of this studyisto evaluate genetic relatedness, antibiotic resistance pattern, and virulence characteristics of different types ofS. aureusisolated from air, surfaces, staff, and patients in a Public hospital in Ilam.Methods & Materials:A total of 88 of 140 staphylococci identified asS. aureusby conventional and molecular methods were used in this study. Isolate samples were obtained from surfaces, staff, patients, and hospital indoor air. The sampling from staff and surfaces was done through using swab and air by standard pump. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing and presence different resistant and virulence determinants was assessed. Isolates were then typed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and SCCmectyping methods.Results:Out of 88isolates, 36 of them (40.9%) were MRSA. Among MRSA isolates, the range of resistance to antibiotic was 0% in vancomycin to 83.3% in gentamycin. The most prevalent resistant genes among gentamicin resistantS. aureuswereacc (6')/aph (2”)Iaandaph(3”)IIIa. The most common erythromycin resistant gene wasermC. Surprisingly, SCCmectypes I (30.5%), II (25%)were highly distributed. PFGE analysis showed 33 different pulsotypes.Conclusion:This study confirms that different isolates of MSSA and MRSA circulate in Ilam which differ in antimicrobial susceptibility, content of resistance, and virulence determinants.


2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine H Tanaka ◽  
Antony T Vincent ◽  
Mélanie V Trudel ◽  
Valérie E Paquet ◽  
Michel Frenette ◽  
...  

Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida, the causative agent of furunculosis in salmonids, is an issue especially because many isolates of this bacterium display antibiotic resistances, which limit treatments against the disease. Recent results suggested the possible existence of alternative forms of pAsa4, a large plasmid found in A. salmonicida subsp. salmonicida and bearing multiple antibiotic resistance genes. The present study reveals the existence of two newly detected pAsa4 variants, pAsa4b and pAsa4c. We present the extensive characterization of the genomic architecture, the mobile genetic elements and the antimicrobial resistances genes of these plasmids in addition to the reference pAsa4 from the strain A449. The analysis showed differences between the three architectures with consequences on the content of resistance genes. The genomic plasticity of the three pAsa4 variants could be partially explained by the action of mobile genetic elements like insertion sequences. Isolates from Canada and Europe that bore similar antibiotic resistance patterns than pAsa4-bearing strains were genotyped and specific pAsa4 variants could be attributed to phenotypic profiles. pAsa4 and pAsa4c were found in Europe, while pAsa4b was found in Canada. The plasticity of pAsa4 variants related to the acquisition of antibiotic resistance indicates that these plasmids may pose a threat in terms of the dissemination of antimicrobial-resistant A.salmonicida subsp. salmonicida bacteria.


2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-34
Author(s):  
C.O Sekegor

Water samples from various sites of the Ikpoba River, Benin City, were bacteriologically analysed to determine bacterial indicators of faecal pollution and heterotrophic bacterial concentration. Sampling points 1 was the point of drainage discharge from the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, 2 was at the Bridge at Upper Mission Road, 3 was the point of effluent discharge from Oredo Local Government Area Abbatoir, 4 was at the Bridge along Benin-Agbor Road and 5 was the point of effluent discharge from Guinness Nigeria PLC. Faecal coliform count was generally high in all sample sites with the point of discharge of effluent from the Abbatoir showing the highest mean count of 1.51 × 107 cfu/ml; and the Bridge at Upper Mission Road had the lowest mean count of 1.20 × 107 cfu/ml. Faecal streptococci count was highest at the point of discharge of effluent from Guinness Nigeria PLC at 8.21 × 107 cfu/ml. while the Bridge at Upper Mission Road had the lowest faecal streptococcus count of 5.83 × 106 cfu/ml. Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of faecal streptococci isolates on day 1 were observed to be more susceptible to the battery of antibiotics than faecal streptococci isolates on days 2 and 3. The results of the ratio of faecal coliform to faecal streptococci and the antibiotic resistance pattern on faecal streptococci showed that faecal pollution of the Ikpoba River has both human and animal origin. There are undoubted risks to human health from surface water polluted with animal faeces, nevertheless, it is human faeces that represent a much greater risk and thus constant investigations should be carried out by environment monitoring agencies to evaluate the pollution status of the river and residents around the river should administer filtration techniques before domestic use. Keywords: faecal pollution, faecal streptococci, antibiotic resistance patterns


2005 ◽  
Vol 68 (10) ◽  
pp. 2022-2029 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHIN-HEE KIM ◽  
CHENG-I WEI ◽  
YWH-MIN TZOU ◽  
HAEJUNG AN

Multidrug-resistant enteric bacteria were isolated from turkey, cattle, and chicken farms and retail meat products in Oklahoma. Among the isolated species, multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae was prevalently isolated from most of the collected samples. Therefore, a total of 132 isolates of K. pneumoniae were characterized to understand their potential roles in the dissemination of antibiotic-resistance genes in the food chains. Multidrug-resistant K. pneumoniae was most frequently recovered from a turkey farm and ground turkey products among the tested samples. All isolates were resistant to ampicillin, tetracycline, streptomycin, gentamycin, and kanamycin. Class 1 integrons located in plasmids were identified as a common carrier of the aadA1 gene, encoding resistance to streptomycin and spectinomycin. Production of β-lactamase in the K. pneumoniae isolates played a major role in the resistance to β-lactam agents. Most isolates (96%) possessed blaSHV-1. Five strains were able to express both SHV-11 (pI 6.2) and TEM-1 (pI 5.2) β-lactamase. Transfer of these antibiotic-resistance genes to Escherichia coli was demonstrated by transconjugation. The bacterial genomic DNA restriction patterns by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis showed that the same clones of multidrug-resistant K. pneumoniae remained in feathers, feed, feces, and drinking water in turkey environments, indicating the possible dissemination of antibiotic-resistance genes in the ecosystem and cross-contamination of antibiotic-resistant bacteria during processing and distribution of products.


2000 ◽  
Vol 66 (12) ◽  
pp. 5406-5409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tara Houndt ◽  
Howard Ochman

ABSTRACT Several mechanisms are responsible for the ability of microorganisms to tolerate antibiotics, and the incidence of resistance to these compounds within bacterial species has increased since the commercial use of antibiotics became widespread. To establish the extent of and changes in the diversity of antibiotic resistance patterns in natural populations, we determined the MICs of five antibiotics for collections of enteric bacteria isolated from diverse hosts and geographic locations and during periods before and after commercial application of antibiotics began. All of the pre-antibiotic era strains were susceptible to high levels of these antibiotics, whereas 20% of strains from contemporary populations ofEscherichia coli and Salmonella entericadisplayed high-level resistance to at least one of the antibiotics. In addition to the increase in the frequency of high-level resistance, background levels, conferred by genes providing nonspecific low-level resistance to multiple antibiotics, were significantly higher among contemporary strains. Changes in the incidence and levels of antibiotic resistance are not confined to particular segments of the bacterial population and reflect responses to the increased exposure of bacteria to antimicrobial compounds over the past several decades.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S464-S466
Author(s):  
Ryan Beaver ◽  
Hosoon Choi ◽  
Chetan Jinadatha ◽  
Keith S Kaye ◽  
Piyali Chatterjee ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Klebsiella pneumoniae is among the leading causes of healthcare-associated infections (HAI). Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Klebsiella variants are difficult to treat and have been reported with increasing frequency in hospitals. Whole genome multi-locus sequence typing (wg-MLST) of K. pneumoniae HAI isolates was used to compare antibiotic resistance genetic patterns against epidemiologic typing. Figure 1. Prevalence of ABX resistance genes for each drug class. Figure 2. Prevalence of ABX resistance genes by hospital. Methods Forty-six clinical bacterial HAI isolates were collected from patients admitted to two disparate tertiary care hospitals in Detroit, Michigan between 2017 and 2019. Data output from wg-MLST was de novo assembled using SPAdes (version 3.7.1) assembler on the Bionumerics calculation engine. Minimum spanning tree (MST) analysis categorized isolates into unique MLST Pasteur serotypes (ST). Antimicrobial resistance genes and/or chromosomal mutations were identified using the ResFinder Database (version 3.2). K. pneumoniae isolates were compared for antibiotic-resistance patterns by hospital, unit, and ST. Figure 3. Hospital 1 clusters and strains that detected gene qnr1, arranged by unit for visual comparison. Figure 4. Sample of clinically significant genes and prevalence, excluding SHV family of genes for simplicity. Results There was significant genetic diversity among the isolates, and no predominant strain was identified. MST analysis revealed 17 unique strains. Only six strains had genetically unique resistance genes detected in more than one isolate, and only three of six were hospital-specific; none were unit-specific. Out of the 75 unique resistance genes detected, only 8 genes had a prevalence &gt;50%: oqxA (100%), oqxB (100%), fosA (89%), blaCTX-M-15 (76%), aac(6’)-Ib-cr (61%), blaTEM-1B (52%), blaOXA-1 (52%), and catB3 (52%). No colistin resistance genes were detected. Of the remaining 69 low-prevalence resistance genes, only 8 hospital-specific genes were detected in more than one isolate (qnrB1, blaSHV-1, blaSHV-110, ac(6’)-Ib3, blaCTX-M-3, blaSHV-36, blaSHV-80, blaSHV-178) with a prevalence range of 4%-22%. Conclusion Our genetic analysis of antibiotic resistance patterns and wg-MLST revealed significant heterogeneity among the isolates, indicating no common source of transmission for either hospital. Although K. pneumoniae is a very common nosocomial pathogen, etiologic analysis suggests diverse community strains (e.g., gut colonization) may actually be responsible for previously-designated HAI. Disclosures Chetan Jinadatha, MD, MPH, AHRQ (Research Grant or Support)Department of Veterans Affairs (Other Financial or Material Support, Owner: Department of Veterans Affairs. Licensed to: Xenex Disinfection System, San Antonio, TX)Inventor (Other Financial or Material Support, Methods for organizing the disinfection of one or more items contaminated with biological agents)NiH/NINR (Research Grant or Support)NSF (Research Grant or Support)Xenex Healthcare Services (Research Grant or Support) Mark Stibich, PhD MHS, Xenex Disinfection Services, Inc (Board Member, Employee)


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