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Food as vehicle for AMR

Abstract

Background

In China, the gene has been recovered from human bacterial isolates since 2011. After 2014, detections of this gene in animal and food bacterial isolates have increasingly been reported.

Aim

We aimed to understand how -bearing bacteria could spread between humans, animals, and animal-derived food.

Methods

A total of 288 non-duplicate strains, including 130 -carrying and 158 -negative strains were collected from clinical (humans), food-producing animals (pigs) and food (retail pork) sources between 2015 and 2017. The strains were whole genome sequenced. Core-genome-multilocus-sequence-typing was conducted. To investigate if sequence types (STs) found in human, animal or food samples could have a prior origin in a clinical, animal or food-borne animal reservoir, discriminant analysis of principal components (DAPC) was used. Plasmids bearing were characterised.

Results

The 130 -carrying strains comprised a total of 60 STs, with ST167 (10/51), ST77 (6/33) and ST48 (6/46) being most prevalent in clinical, animal and food sources, respectively. Some ST10 and ST167 strains were respectively found among all three sources sampled, suggesting they might enable transfer of between sources. DAPC analysis indicated possible transmissions of ST167 from humans to animals and ST10 from animals to human. In 114 of 130 -carrying isolates, was located on an IncX3 plasmid.

Conclusion

This study in a Chinese context suggests that cross-species transmission of certain STs of harbouring on mobile elements, may facilitate the spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. Stringent monitoring of -bearing in ecosystems is important.

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Deciphering mechanisms of blaNDM gene transmission between human and animals: a genomics study of bacterial isolates from various sources in China, 2015 to 2017
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Kaichao+Chen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Chen Kaichao</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Miaomiao+Xie&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Xie Miaomiao</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ning+Dong&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Dong Ning</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Edward+Wai+Chi+Chan&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Chan Edward Wai Chi</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Rong+Zhang&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Zhang Rong</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sheng+Chen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Chen Sheng</a></span>. Deciphering mechanisms of blaNDM gene transmission between human and animals: a genomics study of bacterial isolates from various sources in China, 2015 to 2017. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2023;28(37):pii=2200925. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.37.2200925" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.37.2200925</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 28 Nov 2022;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 15 Apr 2023 </span> </p>
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