Abstract
Objectives: Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) are a serious public health concern worldwide. The aim of this study was to characterise ESBL-EC isolated from raw retail chicken in South Korea. Methods: The antimicrobial resistance, phylogenetic group and virulence gene prevalence of 67 ESBL-EC isolated from retail chicken in South Korea were investigated. Results: All of the isolates possessed bla CTX-M genes, predominantly bla CTX-M-65 (52.2%) and bla CTX-M-55 (25.4%), and three isolates harboured both bla CTX-M-65 and bla CTX-M-55 . More than one-half of the ESBL-EC strains also carried bla TEM . Antimicrobial susceptibility testing revealed that 98.5% of the strains were multidrug-resistant (MDR). Phylogenetic analysis showed that group A was predominant (56.7%), followed by B1 (19.4%), E (8.9%), B2 (6.0%) and D (6.0%). Virulence genes associated with extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) were frequently detected in isolates of phylogenetic groups B1, B2, D and E. Conclusion: The results in this study demonstrate that retail chicken in South Korea is highly contaminated with MDR ESBL-EC and may serve as a reservoir for transmitting ExPEC to humans.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 216-220 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance |
| Volume | 17 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by a grant [ 16162MFDS029 ] from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, South Korea . HP and JK were supported by the BK21 Plus Program of the Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 The Authors
Keywords
- Antimicrobial resistance
- CTX-M
- Chicken
- ESBL
- Escherichia coli
- Extended-spectrum β-lactamase