Antimicrobial Resistance of Listeria monocytogenes Isolates from Food and the Environment in France over a 10-Year Period

Granier, Sophie A.; Moubareck, Carole Ayoub; Colaneri, Cécile; Lemire, Astrid; Roussel, Sophie; Dao, Trinh-Tam; Courvalin, Patrice; Brisabois, Anne

doi:10.1128/aem.01381-10

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“…This resistance profile is relatively common in Europe and North America [11,24,25] and is consistent with the identification of the tet, aad, and erm resistance genes in Listeria spp. [13].…”

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Characterization of antibiotic resistance in Listeria spp. isolated from slaughterhouse environments, pork and human infections

Moreno

Paixão

Gobbi

et al. 2014

J Infect Dev Ctries

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Introduction: Listeria species are susceptible to most antibiotics. However, over the last decade, increasing reports of multidrug-resistant Listeria spp. from various sources have prompted public health concerns. The objective of this study was to characterize the antibiotic susceptibility of Listeria spp. and the genetic mechanisms that confer resistance. Methodology: Forty-six Listeria spp. isolates were studied, and their minimal inhibitory concentrations of antibiotics were determined by microdilution using Sensititre standard susceptibility MIC plates. The isolates were screened for the presence of gyrA, parC, lde, lsa(A), lnu(A), and mprF by PCR, and the amplified genes were sequenced. Results: All isolates were susceptible to penicillin, ampicillin, tetracycline, erythromycin, and carbapenems. Resistance to clindamycin, daptomycin, and oxacillin was found among L. monocytogenes and L. innocua, and all species possessed at least intermediate resistance to fluoroquinolones. GyrA, parC, and mprF were detected in all isolates; however, mutations were found only in gyrA sequences. A high daptomycin MIC, as reported previously, was observed, suggesting an intrinsic resistance of Listeria spp. to daptomycin. Conclusions: These results are consistent with reports of emerging resistance in Listeria spp. and emphasize the need for further genotypic characterization of antibiotic resistance in this genus.

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Characterization of antibiotic resistance in Listeria spp. isolated from slaughterhouse environments, pork and human infections

Moreno

Paixão

Gobbi

et al. 2014

J Infect Dev Ctries

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“…has been studied in various food, environmental and clinical settings (Bertrand et al, 2005;Morvan et al, 2010;Granier et al, 2011;Jamali et al, 2015). Listeria monocytogenes has generally been shown to be more susceptible to antimicrobial agents then other species in the genus.…”

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Closing gaps for performing a risk assessment on Listeria monocytogenes in ready‐to‐eat (RTE) foods: activity 3, the comparison of isolates from different compartments along the food chain, and from humans using whole genome sequencing (WGS) analysis

Nielsen

Björkman

Kiil

et al. 2017

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This report presents the results of the project "Closing gaps for performing a risk assessment on Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat (RTE) foods: activity 3, the comparison of isolates from different compartments along the food chain, and from humans using whole genome sequencing (WGS) analysis". The main objective was to compare L. monocytogenes isolates collected in the EU from ready-to-eat (RTE) foods, compartments along the food chain and from human cases by the use of WGS. A total of 1,143 L. monocytogenes isolates were selected for the study, including 333 human clinical isolates and 810 isolates from the food chain. The isolates were whole genome sequenced. The phylogeny showed a clear delineation between L. monocytogenes lineages and between clonal complexes within lineages. A range of typing methods were applied to the sequence data, providing the framework to answer questions on genetic diversity and epidemiological relationships. Retrospective analysis of nine outbreaks showed that WGS is a powerful tool in national and international outbreak investigations as WGS can accurately rule isolates in or out of outbreaks. Source attribution models showed bovine reservoir to be the main source of human disease although other sources also contributed and generally confidence intervals were high. Numerous consistent genetic linkages between a priori unlinked strains were identified, some of which involved isolates from multiple countries. The presence of putative markers conferring the potential to survive/multiply in the food chain and/or cause disease in humans was explored by detecting the presence of putative virulence genes, AMR genes and factors conferring the ability to persist in the food processing chain. This study has demonstrated one of the major benefits of WGS, which is the ability to address a wide range of questions including those on virulence, antimicrobial resistance, source attribution, surveillance and outbreak detection and investigation, in a single experiment.

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“…Nevertheless, there still exists the risk of foodborne infections due to resistant L. monocytogenes strains isolated from livestock products and their related environments. For instance, a recent analysis of 202 food and environmental isolates revealed 4 strains with acquired resistance to erythromycin, tetracycline-minocycline or trimethoprim (Granier et al, 2011).…”

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Review. Dairy farm management and production practices associated with the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in raw milk and beef

Santorum

Garcia

López-Alonso

et al. 2012

Span. j. agric. res.

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Human listeriosis is a severe foodborne disease caused by Listeria monocytogenes. It is a zoonosis that represents a significant concern for the food industry due to the high mortality rate it causes and the fact that the organism is capable of growing at refrigeration temperatures. Dairy products and ready-to-eat meats are among the foods most often involved in listeriosis outbreaks. Listeria is a common contaminant in the dairy environment, both on the farm and in the processing plant. The main sources of L. monocytogenes in dairy farms are manure and improperly fermented silage. If silage crops are grown on contaminated land, a new cycle of silage contamination and faecal shedding by ruminants that consume such silage may ensue. High loads of L. monocytogenes produced in farm environments may thus represent a primary source for the introduction of this pathogen into the human food supply chain; dairy cows would represent a reservoir for the bacterium, and raw milk and beef would represent the main vehicles for its transmission from dairy farms to humans. Even if contamination originates in post-processing environments, contaminated raw foods may still represent a vehicle for introducing L. monocytogenes into food processing plants. Molecular typing methods have confirmed that common strains of L. monocytogenes are present in dairy farm-associated isolates and isolates from both human epidemic and sporadic cases. Pre-harvest (on-farm) control of listeriosis should be based mainly on the control of manure, silage, herd health and milking practices.Additional key words: animal reservoir; dairy primary production; environmental sources; food vehicles; listeriosis. ResumenRevisión. Tipos de gestión y producción de las granjas de ganado vacuno lechero relacionados con la presencia de Listeria monocytogenes en la leche y la carne La listeriosis humana es una grave enfermedad transmitida por alimentos y causada por Listeria monocytogenes. Se trata de una zoonosis que supone una gran preocupación para la industria alimentaria debido a su alta tasa de mortalidad y al hecho de que el microorganismo es capaz de crecer a temperaturas de refrigeración. Listeria es un contaminante habitual en las granjas y plantas de productos lácteos. En las granjas las fuentes principales de L. monocytogenes son el estiércol y los ensilados mal fermentados. Si la cosecha utilizada para producir ensilados procede de campos contaminados, puede comenzar un nuevo ciclo de contaminación de los ensilados y liberación del patógeno en las heces de los animales. El ganado vacuno lechero representa uno de los principales reservorios de este microorganismo y la leche y la carne representarían los principales vehículos para su transmisión desde la granja de producción de leche al ser humano. Incluso cuando la contaminación del alimento procede de etapas posteriores al procesado, los alimentos crudos contaminados también representan uno de los vehículos de entrada de L. monocytogenes en las plan-

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Antimicrobial Resistance of Listeria monocytogenes Isolates from Food and the Environment in France over a 10-Year Period

Cited by 107 publications

References 15 publications

Characterization of antibiotic resistance in Listeria spp. isolated from slaughterhouse environments, pork and human infections

Characterization of antibiotic resistance in Listeria spp. isolated from slaughterhouse environments, pork and human infections

Closing gaps for performing a risk assessment on Listeria monocytogenes in ready‐to‐eat (RTE) foods: activity 3, the comparison of isolates from different compartments along the food chain, and from humans using whole genome sequencing (WGS) analysis

Review. Dairy farm management and production practices associated with the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in raw milk and beef

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