ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2018
Deciphering Resistome and Virulome Diversity in a Porcine Slaughterhouse and Pork Products Through Its Production Chain.
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Abstract
We aimed to better understand resistome and virulome patterns on animal and process-area surfaces through a pig slaughterhouse to track possible contamination within the food production chain. Culture-dependent methods revealed high levels of microbial contamination, corresponding to mesophilic and pathogenic bacteria on both the animal and process-area surfaces mainly in the anesthesia (AA and AS) zone followed by "scorching and whip" (FA and FS) zone and also in the end products. To evaluate the potential risk of antibiotic resistance and virulence determinants, shotgun metagenomic DNA-sequencing of isolates from selected areas/products uncovered a high diversity and richness of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs): 55-62 genes in the anesthesia area (AA and AS) and 35-40 in "animal-arrival zone" (MA and MS). The "scorching and whip" (FA and FS) area, however, exhibited lowered abundance of ARGs (1-6), indicating that the scalding and depilating process (an intermediate zone between "anesthesia" and "scorching and whip") significantly decreased bacterial load by 1-3 log
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