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ArticleBMC microbiology2023

Antibiotic resistance in potential probiotic lactic acid bacteria of fermented foods and human origin from Nigeria.

Rachael T Duche, Anamika Singh, Arundhati Ganesh Wandhare, Vikas Sangwan, Manvesh Kumar Sihag, Tochukwu N T Nwagu, Harsh Panwar, Lewis I Ezeogu

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Article in BMC microbiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Rachael T DucheDepartment of Dairy Microbiology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Anamika SinghDepartment of Dairy Microbiology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Arundhati Ganesh WandhareDepartment of Dairy Microbiology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Vikas SangwanDepartment of Dairy Microbiology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Manvesh Kumar SihagDepartment of Dairy Chemistry, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Tochukwu N T NwaguDepartment of Microbiology, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Harsh PanwarDepartment of Dairy Microbiology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. harshpanwar@gadvasu.in.
Lewis I EzeoguDepartment of Microbiology, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nsukka, Nigeria. lewis.ezeogu@unn.edu.ng.
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University · INUniversity of Nigeria · NG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionProbiotic lactobacilli are generally recognized as safe (GRAS) and are being used in several food and pharma formulations. However, growing concern of antibiotic resistance in bacterial strains of food origin and its possible transmission via functional foods is increasingly being emphasized.

objectivesThis study screened potential probiotic lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains for their phenotypic and genotypic antibiotic resistance profiles.

methodsSusceptibility to different antibiotics was assayed by the Kirby Bauer standard disc diffusion protocol. Both conventional and SYBR-RTq-PCR were used for detection of resistance coding genes.

resultsA variable susceptibility pattern was documented against different antibiotic classes. LAB strains irrespective of origin displayed marked phenotypic resistance against cephalosporins, aminoglycosides, quinolones, glycopeptides; and methicillin among beta-lactams with few exceptions. In contrast, high sensitivity was recorded against macrolides, sulphonamides and carbapenems sub-group of beta-lactams with some variations. parC, associated with ciprofloxacin resistance was detected in 76.5% of the strains. Other prevalent resistant determinants observed were aac(6?)Ii (42.1%), ermB, ermC (29.4%), and tetM (20.5%). Six (?17.6%) of the isolates were free from genetic resistance determinants screened in this study.

conclusionStudy revealed presence of antibiotic resistance determinants among lactobacilli from both fermented foods and human sources.

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Fermented FoodsLactobacillalesProbioticsAnti-Bacterial Agentsbeta-LactamsDrug Resistance, BacterialHumansLactobacillusMicrobial Sensitivity TestsNigeriaAnti-Bacterial Agentsbeta-LactamsAntibiotic resistanceLactic acid bacteriaLactobacilliMulti drug resistantResistance genes

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