Arcobacter spp. in bovine milk: An emerging pathogen with potential zoonotic risk

Caruso, Marta; Latorre, Laura; Santagada, Gianfranco; Fraccalvieri, Rosa; Difato, Laura Maria; Miccolupo, Angela; Capozzi, Loredana; Bonerba, Elisabetta; Mottola, Anna; Parisi, Antonio

doi:10.4081/ijfs.2018.7685

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“…The bacteria have been found in water, vegetables, meat (especially poultry), milk, dairy products, and shellfish (Ho et al, 2006 ; Hausdorf et al, 2013 ; Yesilmen et al, 2014 ; Ramees et al, 2017 ; Fanelli et al, 2019 ; Caruso et al, 2020 ; Chieffi et al, 2020 ). Since A. butzleri is frequently isolated from food-producing animals, these animals should be considered as an important reservoir (Rahimi, 2014 ; Giacometti et al, 2015 ; Rathlavath et al, 2017 ; Sekhar et al, 2017 ; Caruso et al, 2018 ; Chieffi et al, 2020 ). However, this would require successful colonization of the intestines and contamination during the slaughter process (Chieffi et al, 2020 ).…”

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Antimicrobial Resistance and in silico Virulence Profiling of Aliarcobacter butzleri Strains From German Water Poultry

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Aliarcobacter butzleri is an emerging foodborne and zoonotic pathogen that is usually transmitted via contaminated food or water. A. butzleri is not only the most prevalent Aliarcobacter species, it is also closely related to thermophilic Campylobacter, which have shown increasing resistance in recent years. Therefore, it is important to assess its resistance and virulence profiles. In this study, 45 Aliarcobacter butzleri strains from water poultry farms in Thuringia, Germany, were subjected to an antimicrobial susceptibility test using the gradient strip diffusion method and whole-genome sequencing. In the phylogenetic analysis, the genomes of the German strains showed high genetic diversity. Thirty-three isolates formed 11 subgroups containing two to six strains. The antimicrobial susceptibility testing showed that 32 strains were resistant to erythromycin, 26 to doxycycline, and 20 to tetracycline, respectively. Only two strains were resistant to ciprofloxacin, while 39 strains were resistant to streptomycin. The in silico prediction of the antimicrobial resistance profiles identified a large repertoire of potential resistance mechanisms. A strong correlation between a gyrA point mutation (Thr-85-Ile) and ciprofloxacin resistance was found in 11 strains. A partial correlation was observed between the presence of the bla3 gene and ampicillin resistance. In silico virulence profiling revealed a broad spectrum of putative virulence factors, including a complete lipid A cluster in all studied genomes.

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Antimicrobial Resistance and in silico Virulence Profiling of Aliarcobacter butzleri Strains From German Water Poultry

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“…A. butzleri was first isolated in aborted bovine fetuses and was later linked to reproductive disorders and late-term abortions in cattle, pigs, and sheep. It can be present in a range of commonly consumed meat products [ 7 ] and bovine milk [ 67 ].…”

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Recent Records on Bacterial Opportunistic Infections via the Dietary Route

Rossi,

Santonicola,

Amadoro

et al. 2023

Microorganisms

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This narrative review was aimed at identifying the opportunistic bacterial pathogens that can be transmitted by contaminated food and represent a current threat for patients particularly susceptible to infections because of underlying conditions or predisposing factors. The analysis was focused on recent case or outbreak reports and systematic reviews published in the years 2019 to 2023 and resulted in sorting 24 bacterial groups comprising the genera or species able to cause a variety of systemic or invasive infections if ingested with food or drinking water. These included both bacteria known to cause mild infections in immunocompetent persons and bacteria considered to be innocuous, which are used in food fermentation or as probiotics. No recent cases of infections transmitted through dietary routes were reported for the critical nosocomial pathogens widely found in food products, primarily Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae. However, the very first sources of their introduction into the clinical environment still need to be established. In many instances, risky dietary habits, such as eating raw fish, seafood, raw meat, unpasteurized milk, and their derived products or the lack of control in fermentation processes, has led to the reported illnesses, pointing out the necessity to improve the hygiene of production and consumer awareness of the risks.

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“…butzleri was first isolated in aborted bovine fetuses and was later linked to reproductive disorders and late-term abortions in cattle, pigs, and sheep. It can be present in a range of commonly consumed meat products [7] and bovine milk [67].…”

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Recent Records on Bacterial Opportunistic Infections via the Dietary Route

Rossi,

Santonicola,

Amadoro

et al. 2023

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This literature review was aimed to identifying the opportunistic bacterial pathogens that can be transmitted by contaminated food and represent a current threat for patients particularly suscep-tible to infections because of underlying conditions or predisposing factors. The analysis was focused on recent case or outbreak reports, and systematic reviews published in years 2019 - 2023 and resulted in sorting 24 bacterial groups comprising genera or species able to cause a variety of systemic or invasive infections if ingested with food or drinking water. These included both bacteria known to cause mild infections in immunocompetent persons and bacteria considered innocuous that are used in food fermentation or as probiotics. No recent cases from dietary routes were reported for bacteria of critical importance as nosocomial pathogens and widely occurring in food products, primarily, Acinetobacter baumanii and Klebsiella pneumoniae. However, the very first sources of their introduction in the clinical environment still need to be estab-lished. In many instances, risky dietary habits such as eating raw fish, seafood, raw meat, unpasteurized milk and derived products or the lack of control on fermentation processes led to the reported illnesses, pointing out to the necessity to improve the hygiene of production and consumer’s awareness of risks.

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Arcobacter spp. in bovine milk: An emerging pathogen with potential zoonotic risk

Cited by 9 publications

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Antimicrobial Resistance and in silico Virulence Profiling of Aliarcobacter butzleri Strains From German Water Poultry

Antimicrobial Resistance and in silico Virulence Profiling of Aliarcobacter butzleri Strains From German Water Poultry

Recent Records on Bacterial Opportunistic Infections via the Dietary Route

Recent Records on Bacterial Opportunistic Infections via the Dietary Route

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