ArticleEnvironmental microbiology reports2025
Identification of ESBL-Producing Enterobacterales From Vegetable Plants: Preliminary Findings From a Small Cross-Sectional Study in a Rural Area of Madagascar.
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Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL)-producing enterobacterales are considered a key indicator for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) epidemiological surveillance in animal, human, and environment compartments. In this study, we aim to investigate the presence and genetic diversity of ESBL-producing enterobacterales on vegetable plants. We isolated beta-lactam resistant enterobacterales from several vegetable plants and sequenced their whole genome. Utilising standard genomic and phylogenetic methods, we sought to (i) characterise the resistance genes and plasmid content of the plant-isolated strains, (ii) investigate their genetic structure, and (iii) determine their relationships with strains from other reservoirs. Among the 22 strains collected from vegetable plants, 6 showed resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics, with 5 of them identified as ESBL producers. Our results indicated the presence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains containing multiple antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Importantly, no host-specific lineages were identified among the plant-isolated ESBL-producing E. coli (ESBL-Ec). Instead, these strains exhibited genetic and epidemiological connections with strains isolated from animals, humans, and the environment, suggesting transfer of ESBL-Ec between plants and other sources in rural Madagascar. These preliminary findings suggest that vegetable plants are contaminated as a result of human activities, posing a potential risk of human and animal exposure to antibiotic-resistant bacteria and genes.
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