Occurrence and Patterns of Enterotoxin Genes, spa Types and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns in Staphylococcus aureus in Food and Food Contact Surfaces in Singapore

Autor: Ker Li Lim, Wei Ching Khor, Kar Hui Ong, Lois Timothy, Kyaw Thu Aung

Publikováno v: Microorganisms, Vol 11, Iss 7, p 1785 (2023)

Staphylococcus aureus contamination of food and food contact surfaces is a public health concern given its virulent and antimicrobial-resistant properties worldwide. In this study, a total of 181 MSSA isolates were analyzed for SE genes, antimicrobia

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Quantitative Risk Evaluation of Antimicrobial-Resistant Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolated from Farmed Grey Mullets in Singapore

Autor: Hong Ming Glendon Ong, Yang Zhong, Cheng Cheng Hu, Kar Hui Ong, Wei Ching Khor, Joergen Schlundt, Kyaw Thu Aung

Publikováno v: Pathogens, Vol 12, Iss 1, p 93 (2023)

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a causative pathogen for gastroenteritis involving the consumption of undercooked or raw seafood. However, there is a paucity of data regarding the quantitative detection of this pathogen in finfish, while no study reported

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Phenotypic and Genetic Diversity of Aeromonas Species Isolated from Fresh Water Lakes in Malaysia.

Autor: Wei Ching Khor, Suat Moi Puah, Jin Ai Mary Anne Tan, S D Puthucheary, Kek Heng Chua

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 12, p e0145933 (2015)

Gram-negative bacilli of the genus Aeromonas are primarily inhabitants of the aquatic environment. Humans acquire this organism from a wide range of food and water sources as well as during aquatic recreational activities. In the present study, the d

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Antimicrobial Resistance Risk Assessment of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolated from Farmed Green Mussels in Singapore

Autor: Aung, Hong Ming Glendon Ong, Yang Zhong, Chengcheng Hu, Kar Hui Ong, Wei Ching Khor, Joergen Schlundt, Kyaw Thu

Publikováno v: Microorganisms; Volume 11; Issue 6; Pages: 1498

Vibrio parahaemolyticus, commonly found in seafood products, is responsible for gastroenteritis resulting from the consumption of undercooked seafood. Hence, there is a need to characterize and quantify the risk involved from this pathogen. However,

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Characterisation of Salmonella Enteritidis ST11 and ST1925 associated with human intestinal and extra-intestinal infections in Singapore

Autor: Kyaw Thu Aung, Wei Ching Khor, Kar Hui Ong, Wei Ling Tan, Zhi Ning Wong, Jia Quan Oh, Wai Kwan Wong, Brian Zi Yan Tan, Matthias Maiwald, Nancy Wen Sim Tee, Timothy Barkham, Tse Hsien Koh, Anders Dalsgaard, Swaine L. Chen, Joergen Schlundt, Lee Ching Ng

Publikováno v: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 19; Issue 9; Pages: 5671
Aung, K T, Khor, W C, Ong, K H, Tan, W L, Wong, Z N, Oh, J Q, Wong, W K, Tan, B Z Y, Maiwald, M, Tee, N W S, Barkham, T, Koh, T H, Dalsgaard, A, Chen, S L, Schlundt, J & Ng, L C 2022, ' Characterisation of Salmonella enteritidis ST11 and ST1925 Associated with Human Intestinal and Extra-Intestinal Infections in Singapore ', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 9, 5671 . https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095671

Salmonella Enteritidis is a major foodborne pathogen worldwide. In this study, a total of 276 S. enteritidis isolates, collected between 2016 and 2017 from human, food and farm/slaughterhouse samples, were studied to enhance the understanding of the

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