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. 2011 Apr;42(2):685-92.
doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220110002000033. Epub 2011 Jun 1.

Characterization of class 1 integrons and antibiotic resistance genes in multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica isolates from foodstuff and related sources

Vinicius B Ribeiro  1 , Nilton Lincopan, Mariza Landgraf, Bernadete D G M Franco, Maria T Destro
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Characterization of class 1 integrons and antibiotic resistance genes in multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica isolates from foodstuff and related sources

Vinicius B Ribeiro et al. Braz J Microbiol. 2011 Apr.

Abstract

In recent years, an increase in the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance among Salmonella enterica has been observed in several countries, which is worrisome because S. enterica is one of the most common causes of human gastroenteritis worldwide. The aim of this study was to characterize class 1 integrons and antibiotic resistance genotypes in Salmonella enterica isolates recovered from foodstuff and related sources. Nineteen multidrug-resistant (MDR) Salmonella enterica isolates were recovered. Higher resistance rates to tetracycline (90%), streptomycin (80%), sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (80%), ampicillin (60%) and nalidixic acid (70%) were related to the presence of the tetA, aadA, sul1/sul2, bla TEM-1 genes, and a codon mutation at position 83 of the gyrA gene, respectively. Class 1 integrons harboring aadA, bla TEM-1, sul1 or dhfr1 genes were detected in nine (45%) Salmonella enterica strains belonging to serotypes Brandenburg, Panama, Agona, Mbandaka and Alachua. Finally, clonal dissemination of S. Panama, S. Derby and S. Mbandaka was confirmed by PFGE. Detection of clonally related MDR Salmonella enterica suggests that endemic serotypes can be supported by class 1 integron-borne gene cassettes and/or mutations in drug targets. Emergence and dissemination of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica can have a major public health impact in an environment where large-scale suppliers ship their products.

Keywords: Brazil; Salmonella; class 1 integrons; foodstuff; multidrug-resistant.

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PFGE of XbaI-digested DNA, serovars, susceptibility profiles, characterization of class 1 integrons, and genes associated with antibiotic resistance in twenty MDR Salmonella enterica strains recovered from foodstuff and related sources. This unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic mean dendrogram was generated using BioNumerics software (Applied Maths, St-Martens-Latem, Belgium) using the Dice coefficient. The scale above the dendrogram indicates percentage similarity. Using a 90% similarity cut-off point.

  1. No repeated samples were included; salami samples were taken after curing.

  2. Susceptible to all antibiotics tested.

  3. Amp (ampicillin), Cm (chloramphenicol), Enr (enrofloxacin), Gm (gentamicin), Km (kanamycin), Nal (nalidixic acid), Sxt (sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim), Sm (streptomycin), Tc (tetracycline).

  4. Ser-83-Phe: Substitution of Serine for Phenylalanine in the codon 83 of the gyrA gene.

  5. [class 1 integron]; [aadA, qacE_I, sul1], 1700 bp; [dhfr], 700 bp; [aadA, dhfr], 1700 bp; [aadA, blaTEM, qacE_I ,sul1, sul2], 2700 bp.

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