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ArticleBMC microbiology2022

Prevalence of S. aureus and/or MRSA from seafood products from Indian seafood products.

Gopalan Krishnan Sivaraman, Sobin Sonu Gupta, S Visnuvinayagam, T Muthulakshmi, Ravikrishnan Elangovan, Vivekanandan Perumal, Ganesh Balasubramanium, Tushar Lodha, Amit Yadav

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Article in BMC microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Gopalan Krishnan SivaramanFermentation and Biotechnology Division, Indian Council of Agricultural Research- Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Microbiology, Matsyapuri Post, Willingdon Island, Cochin, 682 029, Kerala, India. gkshivraman@gmail.com.
Sobin Sonu GuptaFermentation and Biotechnology Division, Indian Council of Agricultural Research- Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Microbiology, Matsyapuri Post, Willingdon Island, Cochin, 682 029, Kerala, India.
S VisnuvinayagamFermentation and Biotechnology Division, Indian Council of Agricultural Research- Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Microbiology, Matsyapuri Post, Willingdon Island, Cochin, 682 029, Kerala, India.
T MuthulakshmiFermentation and Biotechnology Division, Indian Council of Agricultural Research- Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Microbiology, Matsyapuri Post, Willingdon Island, Cochin, 682 029, Kerala, India.
Ravikrishnan ElangovanDepartment of Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110 016, India.
Vivekanandan PerumalKusuma School of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110 016, India.
Ganesh BalasubramaniumIndian Council of Medical Research- National Institute of Epidemiology, Ayapakkam, Chennai, 600077, India.
Tushar LodhaNational Centre for Cell Science, NCCS Complex, Savitribai Phule University of Pune Campus, Ganeshkhind, Pune, 411 007, India.
Amit YadavNational Centre for Cell Science, NCCS Complex, Savitribai Phule University of Pune Campus, Ganeshkhind, Pune, 411 007, India.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Compared to the clinical sector, the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the food sector is relatively low. However, their presence in seafood is a significant public health concern. In India, fish and fishery products are maximally manually handled compared to other food products. In this study, 498 fish samples were collected under various conditions (fresh, chilled or dressed) and representatives from their surroundings. These samples were screened for the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus, determining its antimicrobial resistance, MRSA and genetic profile. It is observed that 15.0% and 3.0% of the total samples were screened positive for S. aureus and MRSA, respectively. The S. aureus strain MRSARF-10 showed higher resistance to linezolid, co-trimoxazole, cefoxitin, ofloxacin, gentamicin, rifampicin, ampicillin/sulbactam and Piperacillin-tazobactam. This MRSA, spa type t021 and SCCmec type V strain isolated from dried ribbon fish (Family Trachipteridae) carried virulence factors for exoenzymes such as aureolysin, serine, toxin genes and a novel MLST ST 243, as revealed from its draft-genome sequence. This highly pathogenic, multidrug-resistant and virulent S. aureus novel strain is circulating in the environment with chances of spreading among the seafood workers and the environment. It is further suggested that Good Hygienic Practices recommended by World Health Organization need to be followed during the different stages of seafood processing to provide pathogen-free fish and fishery products to the consumers.

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Anti-Infective AgentsMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusStaphylococcal InfectionsAmpicillinAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsCefoxitinGentamicinsLinezolidMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMultilocus Sequence TypingOfloxacinPiperacillinPrevalenceRifampinSeafoodAmpicillinAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsCefoxitinGentamicinsLinezolidOfloxacinPiperacillinRifampinSerineSulbactamTazobactamTrimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug CombinationVirulence FactorsAntibiotic resistanceCoagulase positive staphylococciMethicillin-resistantMultidrug-resistantSeafoodWhole genome sequence

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PMID36183083
PMCPMC9526301

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