Aeromonas spp. in drinking water and food: Occurrence, virulence potential and antimicrobial resistance.

Autor: Carusi J; Department of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Food Engineering, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: jucarusi@unicamp.br., Kabuki DY; Department of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Food Engineering, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil., de Seixas Pereira PM; Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, São Paulo State University Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Ilha Solteira, SP, Brazil., Cabral L; Department of General and Applied Biology, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.) [Food Res Int] 2024 Jan; Vol. 175, pp. 113710. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 19.
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113710
Abstrakt: Aeromonas sp. is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped, oxidase-positive, facultative anaerobic bacterium and a natural contaminant found in aquatic environments. Some species can invade, colonize, and damage host cells due to the presence of virulence factors, such as flagella, elastase, hemolysins, aerolysins, adhesins, enterotoxins, phospholipases and lipases, that lead to pathogenic activities. Consequently, can cause many health disorders that range from gastrointestinal problems, enteric infections, and ulcers to hemorrhagic septicemia. Aeromonas has been isolated and identified from a variety of sources, including drinking water and ready-to-eat foods (fish, meat, fresh vegetables, dairy products, and others). Some species of this opportunistic pathogen are resistant to several commercial antibiotics, including some used as a last resort for treatment, which represents a major challenge in the clinical segment. Antimicrobial resistance can be attributed to the indiscriminate use of antibiotics by society in aquaculture and horticulture. In addition, antibiotic resistance is attributed to plasmid transfer between microorganisms and horizontal gene transfer. This review aimed to (i) verify the occurrence of Aeromonas species in water and food intended for human consumption; (ii) identify the methods used to detect Aeromonas species; (iii) report on the virulence genes carried by different species; and (iv) report on the antimicrobial resistance of this genus in the last 5 years of research. Additionally, we present the existence of Aeromonas spp. resistant to antimicrobials in food and drinking water represents a potential threat to public health.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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